Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Chile
Chile: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, current health expenditure in Chile stood at 10.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Chile peaked at 10.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2006.
Chile ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 10.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 10.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 115 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Chile?
- Current health expenditure in Chile was 10.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for current health expenditure?
- Chile ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.