Domestic general government health expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Domestic general government health expenditure was 4.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government 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
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 4.1% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2002.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2002.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 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.