Colombia vs Panama: Capital health expenditure
Colombia
0.9%
in 2014
Panama
0.9%
in 2023
Colombia rank
7th
Panama rank
6th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 7th and Panama ranks 6th of 128 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Colombia or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Colombia and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2014.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Colombia ranks 7th and Panama ranks 6th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.