Total health spending per person in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total health spending per person was 1,238 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, total health spending per person in Ecuador stood at 1,238 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Ecuador peaked at 1,238 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 204.71 current international $, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 89th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 204.71 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 243.77 current international $ | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 302.39 current international $ | +24.0% |
| 2003 | 375.05 current international $ | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 410.54 current international $ | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 436.94 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 468.04 current international $ | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 450.83 current international $ | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 478.32 current international $ | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 522.66 current international $ | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 569.46 current international $ | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 645.23 current international $ | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 704.68 current international $ | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 765.69 current international $ | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 800.8 current international $ | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 844.97 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 825.7 current international $ | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 887.44 current international $ | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 954.68 current international $ | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 979.46 current international $ | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 992 current international $ | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1,131 current international $ | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 1,157 current international $ | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,238 current international $ | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 389.33 current international $ | 204.71 current international $ | 522.66 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 797.81 current international $ | 569.46 current international $ | 979.46 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,130 current international $ | 992 current international $ | 1,238 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 86 Botswana 1,310 current international $ compare
- 87 Turkmenistan 1,264 current international $ compare
- 88 Antigua and Barbuda 1,241 current international $ compare
- 90 Saint Lucia 1,228 current international $ compare
- 91 Moldova 1,181 current international $ compare
- 92 El Salvador 1,176 current international $ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Ecuador?
- Total health spending per person in Ecuador was 1,238 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,238 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 204.71 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for total health spending per person?
- Ecuador ranks 89th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.