Health expenditure government expenditure in Colombia
Colombia: Health expenditure government expenditure was 16.19 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.19
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
29th
of 195 countries
All-time high
19.37
in 2021
All-time low
14.86
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Health expenditure government expenditure in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 16.19 for health expenditure government expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure government expenditure in Colombia peaked at 19.37 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.86, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 29th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health expenditure government expenditure in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.88 | — |
| 2001 | 15.38 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 14.86 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 15.6 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 15.74 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 16.83 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 16.06 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 16.28 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 16.69 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 17.04 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 16.83 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.48 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 16.2 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 16.34 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.18 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.04 | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 17.66 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 18.6 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 15.55 | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 16.66 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 18.45 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 19.37 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 15.77 | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 16.19 | +2.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 16.19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.63, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 16.19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.94 | 14.86 | 17.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.75 | 15.55 | 18.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.44 | 15.77 | 19.37 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 698 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure government expenditure in Colombia?
- Health expenditure government expenditure in Colombia was 16.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.37 in 2021.
- What is the lowest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.86 in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for health expenditure government expenditure?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health expenditure government expenditure rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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