Domestic general government health expenditure in Chile
Chile: Domestic general government health expenditure was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government 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, domestic general government health expenditure in Chile stood at 5.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Chile peaked at 5.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
That places Chile 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -2.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 5.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 97% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 5.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Chile?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Chile was 5.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Chile ranks 50th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.