Canada vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Canada
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Canada currently reports 11.3% against 7.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.7% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.6% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 8.0% | 3.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Canada or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Canada, at 11.3% against 7.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 3.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Canada ranks 14th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current 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 current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.