External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Uruguay
Uruguay: External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 0 current international $ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita, PPP in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Uruguay is 0 current international $, measured in 2023. 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, ppp in Uruguay peaked at 0.9551 current international $ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 current international $, 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, PPP (current international $) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2375 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 0.2311 current international $ | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2081 current international $ | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7277 current international $ | +249.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9327 current international $ | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8147 current international $ | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5635 current international $ | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6182 current international $ | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5456 current international $ | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4663 current international $ | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5842 current international $ | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9551 current international $ | +63.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3645 current international $ | -61.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3933 current international $ | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1394 current international $ | -64.6% |
| 2018 | 0 current international $ | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 current international $ | — |
| 2020 | 0 current international $ | — |
| 2021 | 0.004 current international $ | — |
| 2022 | 0 current international $ | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 current international $ | — |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0 current international $ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.05 current international $. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +249.8% | 0.2081 current international $ | 0.7277 current international $ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5307 current international $ | 0.2081 current international $ | 0.9327 current international $ | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4067 current international $ | 0 current international $ | 0.9551 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 current international $ | 0 current international $ | 0.004 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 147 Malaysia 0.0201 current international $ compare
- 148 North Macedonia 0.0181 current international $ compare
- 149 Serbia 0.0042 current international $ compare
- 150 Antigua and Barbuda 0 current international $ compare
- 150 Australia 0 current international $
- 150 Austria 0 current international $
- 150 Bahrain 0 current international $
- 150 Brunei 0 current international $
- 150 Canada 0 current international $
- 150 Chile 0 current international $ compare
- 150 Czechia 0 current international $
- 150 Hungary 0 current international $
- 150 Iceland 0 current international $
- 150 Ireland 0 current international $
- 150 Italy 0 current international $
- 150 Japan 0 current international $
- 150 Korea 0 current international $
- 150 Kuwait 0 current international $
- 150 Malta 0 current international $ compare
- 150 Norway 0 current international $ compare
- 150 Oman 0 current international $
- 150 Qatar 0 current international $
- 150 Romania 0 current international $ compare
- 150 Saudi Arabia 0 current international $
- 150 Seychelles 0 current international $ compare
- 150 Singapore 0 current international $
- 150 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 current international $ compare
- 150 Switzerland 0 current international $
- 150 United Arab Emirates 0 current international $
- 150 United States 0 current international $
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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % 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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0254 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita, ppp in Uruguay?
- External health expenditure per capita, ppp in Uruguay was 0 current international $ 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, ppp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9551 current international $ in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita, ppp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current international $ in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Uruguay ranks 150th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita, ppp 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, PPP (current international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. 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.