Brazil vs Peru: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Brazil
4.3%
in 2022
Peru
3.6%
in 2024
Brazil rank
48th
Peru rank
51st
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4.3% against 3.6% in Peru, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 48th and Peru ranks 51st of 59 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 0.1% | Brazil |
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 Peru?
- Brazil, at 4.3% against 3.6% in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Brazil and Peru?
- 0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 48th and Peru ranks 51st of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) β 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.