Capital health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Capital health expenditure was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Capital health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 0.8%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10th out of 128 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -47.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +137.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +30.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -38.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +30.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +5.1% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 0.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 3.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +137.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
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More health data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Capital health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.8% in 2019, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for capital health expenditure?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 10th out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.