Colombia vs Costa Rica: External health expenditure per capita
External health expenditure per capita over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1289 current US$ against 0.0764 current US$ in Colombia, a difference of 0.0525 current US$.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 145th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 current US$ | 1.23 current US$ | 0.108 current US$ | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.31 current US$ | 0.9575 current US$ | 0.3533 current US$ | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.11 current US$ | 0.2924 current US$ | 0.1824 current US$ | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1289 current US$ against 0.0764 current US$ in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0525 current US$, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for external health expenditure per capita?
- Colombia ranks 145th and Costa Rica ranks 143rd of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.