Capital health expenditure in Peru
Peru: Capital health expenditure was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Capital health expenditure in Peru, 2000–2021
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 Peru is 0.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Peru peaked at 0.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.
Peru ranks 39th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -39.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +111.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +40.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 36 Gambia 0.4% compare
- 37 Madagascar 0.4% compare
- 38 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4% compare
- 41 Ecuador 0.4% compare
- 42 Ireland 0.3% compare
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Peru?
- Capital health expenditure in Peru was 0.4% in 2021, 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
- How does Peru rank for capital health expenditure?
- Peru ranks 39th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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About this data
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.