Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uruguay
Uruguay: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 21.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Uruguay is 21.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Uruguay peaked at 21.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2005.
That places Uruguay 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 17.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.3% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.8% | 21.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Uruguay?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Uruguay was 21.4% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Uruguay ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.