Current health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Current health expenditure was 7.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 7.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 8.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2002.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Current health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 7.8% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2002.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for current health expenditure?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.