External health expenditure per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: External health expenditure per capita was 0 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure per capita in Uruguay stood at 0 current US$. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.8003 current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 2018.
Uruguay ranks 150th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1518 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.1376 current US$ | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0861 current US$ | -37.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2593 current US$ | +201.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3502 current US$ | +35.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4892 current US$ | +39.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3391 current US$ | -30.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4372 current US$ | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4315 current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3889 current US$ | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5185 current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8003 current US$ | +54.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2816 current US$ | -64.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2929 current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1133 current US$ | -61.3% |
| 2018 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2020 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 2021 | 0.0024 current US$ | — |
| 2022 | 0 current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 current US$ | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.259 current US$ | 0.0861 current US$ | 0.4892 current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3264 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0.8003 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 current US$ | 0 current US$ | 0.0024 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 147 North Macedonia 0.0066 current US$ compare
- 148 Malaysia 0.0063 current US$ compare
- 149 Serbia 0.0018 current US$ compare
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 0 current US$ compare
- 150 Australia 0 current US$
- 150 Austria 0 current US$
- 150 Bahrain 0 current US$
- 150 Brunei Darussalam 0 current US$
- 150 Canada 0 current US$
- 150 Chile 0 current US$ compare
- 150 Czechia 0 current US$
- 150 Hungary 0 current US$
- 150 Iceland 0 current US$
- 150 Ireland 0 current US$
- 150 Italy 0 current US$
- 150 Japan 0 current US$
- 150 Korea 0 current US$
- 150 Kuwait 0 current US$
- 150 Malta 0 current US$ compare
- 150 Norway 0 current US$ compare
- 150 Oman 0 current US$
- 150 Qatar 0 current US$
- 150 Romania 0 current US$ compare
- 150 Saudi Arabia 0 current US$
- 150 Seychelles 0 current US$ compare
- 150 Singapore 0 current US$
- 150 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 current US$ compare
- 150 Switzerland 0 current US$
- 150 United Arab Emirates 0 current US$
- 150 United States 0 current US$
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,631 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1628 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.0774 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5149 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Uruguay?
- External health expenditure per capita in Uruguay was 0 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8003 current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.