Health spending as a share of total government spending in Bolivia
Bolivia: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 12.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Bolivia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Bolivia stood at 12.0%.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Bolivia peaked at 16.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2008.
That places Bolivia 74th out of 195 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.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 8.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 12.0% | 16.9% | 4 |
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More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 355 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Bolivia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Bolivia was 12.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2008.
- How does Bolivia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Bolivia ranks 74th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.