Total health spending per person in Brazil
Brazil: Total health spending per person was 2,070 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2,070 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Brazil peaked at 2,070 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 757.76 current international $, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 757.76 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 795.43 current international $ | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 836.34 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 802.68 current international $ | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 855.21 current international $ | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 890.42 current international $ | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 969.36 current international $ | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 1,039 current international $ | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 1,077 current international $ | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1,124 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1,148 current international $ | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,185 current international $ | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1,176 current international $ | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,254 current international $ | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1,329 current international $ | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1,320 current international $ | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,312 current international $ | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1,379 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1,464 current international $ | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1,545 current international $ | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1,550 current international $ | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,742 current international $ | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 1,866 current international $ | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 2,070 current international $ | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 914.78 current international $ | 757.76 current international $ | 1,124 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,311 current international $ | 1,148 current international $ | 1,545 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,807 current international $ | 1,550 current international $ | 2,070 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 59 Maldives 2,288 current international $ compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 2,244 current international $ compare
- 61 Belarus 2,194 current international $ compare
- 63 Armenia 2,033 current international $ compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,989 current international $ compare
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,936 current international $ compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Brazil?
- Total health spending per person in Brazil was 2,070 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2,070 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 757.76 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for total health spending per person?
- Brazil ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.