Health expenditure government expenditure in Ecuador
Ecuador: Health expenditure government expenditure was 11.87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure government expenditure in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, health expenditure government expenditure in Ecuador stood at 11.87.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure government expenditure in Ecuador peaked at 14.19 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.14, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 76th 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 expenditure government expenditure in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.14 | — |
| 2001 | 6.21 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 6.55 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 8.21 | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 8.46 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 7.87 | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 8.57 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 8.83 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.15 | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 7.46 | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 8.44 | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 7.97 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 8.17 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.26 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.05 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 10.2 | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 10.48 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 11.46 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 12.21 | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 12.36 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.13 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 14.19 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 12.14 | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 11.87 | -2.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 11.87 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.63, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 11.87 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health expenditure government expenditure in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +50.0% | 4.14 | 6.21 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.24 | 4.14 | 8.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.86 | 7.97 | 12.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.83 | 11.87 | 14.19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure government expenditure in Ecuador?
- Health expenditure government expenditure in Ecuador was 11.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.19 in 2021.
- What is the lowest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for health expenditure government expenditure?
- Ecuador ranks 76th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health expenditure government expenditure rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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