Domestic general government health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Domestic general government health expenditure was 4.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 4.1% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 4.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2002.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Latin America & Caribbean was 4.1% in 2023, 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2002.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.