Domestic general government health expenditure in Ecuador
Ecuador: Domestic general government health expenditure was 11.87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 11.87 for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Ecuador peaked at 14.19 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.14, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 17th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.14 | — |
| 2001 | 6.21 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 6.55 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 8.21 | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 8.46 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.87 | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 8.57 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 8.83 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.15 | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 7.46 | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 8.44 | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 7.97 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 8.17 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.26 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.05 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 10.2 | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 10.48 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.46 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 12.21 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 12.36 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.13 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 14.19 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 12.14 | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 11.87 | -2.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 11.87 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.95, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 11.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.64, 87% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +50.0% | 4.14 | 6.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.24 | 4.14 | 8.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.86 | 7.97 | 12.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.83 | 11.87 | 14.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 14 Dominican Republic 15.41 compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 12.28 compare
- 16 Bolivia 12.03 compare
- 18 Suriname 11.55 compare
- 19 Trinidad and Tobago 11.07 compare
- 20 Belize 10.88 compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Ecuador?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Ecuador was 11.87 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.19 in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Ecuador ranks 17th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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