Colombia vs Peru: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Colombia
16.2%
in 2023
Peru
16.0%
in 2023
Colombia rank
29th
Peru rank
32nd
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 16.2% against 16.0% in Peru, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd of 195 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 11.7% | 4.2% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.4% | 3.4% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.1% | 0.4% | 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, Colombia or Peru?
- Colombia, at 16.2% against 16.0% in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Colombia and Peru?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Colombia ranks 29th and Peru ranks 32nd 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.