Current health expenditure (% of GDP) by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
10.27
Argentina
Lowest
2.47
Guyana
Median
6.83
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
750
What the numbers show
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 10.27 in Argentina; the lowest is 2.47 in Guyana.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.83, and the mean is 6.58.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 56.7%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 35.1%).
Current health expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 10.27 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 10.17 | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 9.73 | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 4 | Cuba | 9.38 | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 9.29 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 6 | Uruguay | 9.02 | 2023 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 7 | Paraguay | 8.36 | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 8 | Panama | 8.33 | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 9 | Nicaragua | 8.3 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 10 | Colombia | 8.16 | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 11 | Honduras | 7.71 | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Jamaica | 7.6 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 7.56 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.53 | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.92 | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 6.87 | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 6.8 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 18 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.74 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 19 | Peru | 5.64 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 5.5 | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 21 | Suriname | 5.41 | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 22 | Barbados | 5.4 | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 23 | Dominica | 5.01 | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 4.73 | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 25 | Grenada | 4.65 | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 4.6 | 2023 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.44 | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 28 | Belize | 4.15 | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.91 | 2023 | down 20.3% | flat |
| 30 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 3.78 | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 31 | Haiti | 3.19 | 2023 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 32 | Guyana | 2.47 | 2023 | down 35.1% | rising |