Current health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Current health expenditure was 6.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 6.9% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 8.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2000.
That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.8272 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0479 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.4326 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0443 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Current health expenditure in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 6.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for current health expenditure?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.