Chile vs Nicaragua: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Chile
26.7%
in 2024
Nicaragua
27.1%
in 2024
Chile rank
92nd
Nicaragua rank
91st
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chile
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 27.1% against 26.7% in Chile, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 92nd and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 151 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.5% | 11.0% | 8.5% | Chile |
| 1970s | 29.4% | 16.4% | 13.1% | Chile |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 33.2% | 6.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 19.4% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.9% | 0.8% | Chile |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 25.4% | 1.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 28.1% | 0.6% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Chile or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 27.1% against 26.7% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Chile and Nicaragua?
- 0.4%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Nicaragua rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Chile ranks 92nd and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.