Brazil vs Costa Rica: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Brazil
4.3%
in 2022
Costa Rica
4.7%
in 2025
Brazil rank
48th
Costa Rica rank
45th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.7% against 4.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 48th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 59 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 4.8% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 5.6% | 1.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 5.6% | 1.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 4.7% against 4.3% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 48th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.