Total health spending per person in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total health spending per person was 3,135 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Uruguay is 3,135 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Uruguay peaked at 3,135 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,001 current international $, in 2004.
Uruguay ranks 45th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,094 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 1,141 current international $ | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1,055 current international $ | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 1,076 current international $ | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1,001 current international $ | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 1,036 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,099 current international $ | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1,153 current international $ | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1,352 current international $ | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 1,373 current international $ | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,475 current international $ | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1,574 current international $ | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1,615 current international $ | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,709 current international $ | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1,785 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 1,844 current international $ | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,973 current international $ | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 2,058 current international $ | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2,170 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 2,382 current international $ | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 2,338 current international $ | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,625 current international $ | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 2,959 current international $ | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 3,135 current international $ | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,138 current international $ | 1,001 current international $ | 1,373 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,859 current international $ | 1,475 current international $ | 2,382 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,764 current international $ | 2,338 current international $ | 3,135 current international $ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Uruguay?
- Total health spending per person in Uruguay was 3,135 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3,135 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,001 current international $ in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for total health spending per person?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.