Current health expenditure in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Current health expenditure was 3.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 2018–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of stood at 3.8%.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 159th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Current health expenditure in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +88.3% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,244 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 888 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Current health expenditure in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of was 3.8% 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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for current health expenditure?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic 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.