Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
7.83
Cuba
Lowest
0.2981
Haiti
Median
3.47
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
750
What the numbers show
Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 7.83 in Cuba; the lowest is 0.2981 in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.47, and the mean is 3.74.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 77.4%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 37.3%).
Domestic general government health expenditure as % of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 7.83 | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 2 | Uruguay | 6.53 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 6.18 | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 5.74 | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 5.62 | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 5.25 | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 7 | Jamaica | 4.89 | 2023 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 4.77 | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 9 | Ecuador | 4.68 | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 10 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.66 | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 4.63 | 2023 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 4.61 | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 4.29 | 2023 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 14 | Panama | 4.27 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.64 | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 3.58 | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 17 | Dominica | 3.36 | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 18 | Suriname | 3.35 | 2023 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 19 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.11 | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.07 | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 2.95 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 22 | Belize | 2.7 | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 23 | Mexico | 2.68 | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 24 | Honduras | 2.46 | 2023 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 25 | Guatemala | 2.44 | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Lucia | 2.38 | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.31 | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 28 | Barbados | 2.25 | 2023 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 29 | Grenada | 2.1 | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 30 | Guyana | 1.73 | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 31 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.2 | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 32 | Haiti | 0.2981 | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |