Colombia vs Panama: Current health expenditure
Colombia
8.1%
in 2024
Panama
8.3%
in 2023
Colombia rank
59th
Panama rank
56th
Current health expenditure over time
- Colombia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 8.3% against 8.1% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Colombia ranks 59th and Panama ranks 56th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.9% | 0.7% | Panama |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 9.2% | 0.8% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Colombia or Panama?
- Panama, at 8.3% against 8.1% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Colombia and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Panama?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Panama rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Colombia ranks 59th and Panama ranks 56th 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.