Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) by country

Countries reporting
32
Highest
24.91
Costa Rica
Lowest
3.63
Venezuela
Median
11.95
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
750

What the numbers show

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 24.91 in Costa Rica; the lowest is 3.63 in Venezuela.

The median across all reporting countries is 11.95, and the mean is 13.11.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 113.7%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 47.6%).

Domestic general government health expenditure: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Costa Rica 24.91 2023 down 15.4% flat
2 Paraguay 21.57 2023 up 42.4% rising
3 Uruguay 21.38 2023 up 14.7% rising
4 Cuba 19.98 2023 up 41.3% rising
5 Panama 19.85 2023 up 14.1% rising
6 Chile 19.17 2023 up 24.4% rising
7 El Salvador 18.51 2023 up 10.7% flat
8 Nicaragua 18.29 2023 up 14.4% rising
9 Guatemala 17.75 2023 up 12.2% rising
10 Argentina 16.35 2023 down 2.4% flat
11 Colombia 16.19 2023 down 0.9% rising
12 Peru 15.95 2023 up 29.5% rising
13 Jamaica 15.86 2023 up 47.2% rising
14 Dominican Republic 15.41 2023 up 2.5% rising
15 Antigua and Barbuda 12.28 2023 down 7.7% rising
16 Bolivia 12.03 2023 up 30.7% rising
17 Ecuador 11.87 2023 up 43.7% rising
18 Suriname 11.55 2023 up 64.2% rising
19 Trinidad and Tobago 11.07 2023 up 40.2% rising
20 Belize 10.88 2023 down 11.4% rising
21 Saint Lucia 9.79 2023 up 19.9% rising
22 Brazil 9.48 2023 up 6.2% rising
23 Honduras 9.43 2023 down 20.2% flat
24 Mexico 9.36 2023 down 16.7% flat
25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.89 2023 down 13.0% falling
26 Barbados 7.81 2023 down 27.7% falling
27 Guyana 7.31 2023 down 17.1% rising
28 Grenada 7.27 2023 down 10.2% falling
29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.19 2023 up 6.9% rising
30 Dominica 5.03 2023 down 47.6% falling
31 Haiti 4.56 2023 up 52.2% falling
32 Venezuela 3.63 2023 up 113.7% rising

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Indicator
Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 750 data points, 2000–2023
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