Costa Rica vs Panama: Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP
Costa Rica
4.61
in 2023
Panama
4.27
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
12th
Panama rank
14th
Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.61 against 4.27 in Panama, a difference of 0.34.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Panama ranks 14th of 32 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.62 | 4.38 | 0.2451 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 5.45 | 4.31 | 1.14 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.13 | 4.91 | 0.2235 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 4.61 against 4.27 in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 0.34, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure as % of gdp?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Panama ranks 14th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.