Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 7.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 7.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 8.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2002.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 6 Liberia 13.0% compare
- 7 Micronesia (country) 12.9% compare
- 8 Lesotho 12.6% compare
- 9 Germany 12.3% compare
- 10 Austria 11.8% compare
- 11 Switzerland 11.7% compare
- 12 South Sudan 11.6% compare
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.1338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate -0.0616 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0402 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.553 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Current health expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 7.9% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2002.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for current health expenditure?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.