Health expenditure and financing per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Health expenditure and financing per capita was 1,734 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure and financing per capita in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, health expenditure and financing per capita in Colombia stood at 1,734. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure and financing per capita in Colombia peaked at 1,734 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 592.04, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 44th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Health expenditure and financing per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 592.04 | — |
| 2001 | 615.4 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 592.16 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 618.51 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 660.03 | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 725.04 | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 800.01 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 865.59 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 958.75 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 1,022 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 1,035 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,062 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,087 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,172 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1,231 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 1,271 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1,269 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,313 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1,346 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,377 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,379 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,598 | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 1,440 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 1,536 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 1,704 | +11.0% |
| 2025 | 1,734 | +1.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1,734 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,409, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1,734 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,689, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 744.93 | 592.04 | 1,022 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,216 | 1,035 | 1,377 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,565 | 1,379 | 1,734 | 6 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure and financing per capita in Colombia?
- Health expenditure and financing per capita in Colombia was 1,734 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure and financing per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,734 in 2025.
- What is the lowest health expenditure and financing per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 592.04 in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for health expenditure and financing per capita?
- Colombia ranks 44th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is health expenditure and financing per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure and financing per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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