Austria vs Colombia: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Austria
16.2%
in 2023
Colombia
16.2%
in 2023
Austria rank
28th
Colombia rank
29th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Austria
- Colombia
How they compare
Austria currently reports 16.2% against 16.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Austria ranks 28th and Colombia ranks 29th of 195 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 15.9% | 2.3% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 16.8% | 1.9% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 17.4% | 1.3% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Austria or Colombia?
- Austria, at 16.2% against 16.2% in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Austria and Colombia?
- 0.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Colombia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Colombia rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Austria ranks 28th and Colombia ranks 29th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.