IDA total vs Uruguay: Current health expenditure
IDA total
3.9%
in 2023
Uruguay
9.0%
in 2023
IDA total rank
42nd
Uruguay rank
44th
Current health expenditure over time
- IDA total
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 9.0% against 3.9% in IDA total, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.3 times IDA total's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 8.5% | 4.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 8.4% | 4.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 9.0% | 5.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, IDA total or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 9.0% against 3.9% in IDA total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between IDA total and Uruguay?
- 5.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do IDA total and Uruguay rank globally for current health expenditure?
- IDA total ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 44th of 47 groups.
- 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.