Health spending as a share of total government spending in Brazil
Brazil: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 9.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 9.5% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Brazil peaked at 10.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2005.
That places Brazil 106th 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Brazil?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Brazil was 9.5% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2005.
- How does Brazil rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Brazil ranks 106th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.