Which has higher current health expenditure, Central African Republic or Chile?

Central African Republic, at 10.7% against 10.5% in Chile as of 2023.

What is the difference in current health expenditure between Central African Republic and Chile?

0.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chile?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Central African Republic vs Chile: Current health expenditure

Central African Republic

10.7%

in 2023

Chile

10.5%

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

22nd

Chile rank

23rd

Current health expenditure over time

Central African Republic
Chile

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 10.7% against 10.5% in Chile, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 23rd of 193 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Chile	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.3%	6.8%	2.6%	Chile
2010s	5.6%	8.0%	2.4%	Chile
2020s	9.7%	9.9%	0.2%	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current health expenditure, Central African Republic or Chile?: Central African Republic, at 10.7% against 10.5% in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in current health expenditure between Central African Republic and Chile?: 0.2%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chile?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Chile rank globally for current health expenditure?: Central African Republic ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 23rd 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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Indicator: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 5,692 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.