Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Brazil

Brazil: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp was 2,070 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,070
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
62nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
2,070
in 2023
All-time low
757.76
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Brazil, 2000–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201120232000: 757.82001: 795.42002: 836.32003: 802.72004: 855.22005: 890.42006: 969.42007: 1.0k2008: 1.1k2009: 1.1k2010: 1.1k2011: 1.2k2012: 1.2k2013: 1.3k2014: 1.3k2015: 1.3k2016: 1.3k2017: 1.4k2018: 1.5k2019: 1.5k2020: 1.5k2021: 1.7k2022: 1.9k2023: 2.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Brazil stood at 2,070. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Brazil peaked at 2,070 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 757.76, in 2000.

That places Brazil 62nd out of 193 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.

Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Brazil, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 757.76 —
2001 795.43 +5.0%
2002 836.34 +5.1%
2003 802.68 -4.0%
2004 855.21 +6.5%
2005 890.42 +4.1%
2006 969.36 +8.9%
2007 1,039 +7.2%
2008 1,077 +3.6%
2009 1,124 +4.4%
2010 1,148 +2.1%
2011 1,185 +3.2%
2012 1,176 -0.8%
2013 1,254 +6.7%
2014 1,329 +6.0%
2015 1,320 -0.6%
2016 1,312 -0.6%
2017 1,379 +5.1%
2018 1,464 +6.1%
2019 1,545 +5.6%
2020 1,550 +0.3%
2021 1,742 +12.4%
2022 1,866 +7.1%
2023 2,070 +11.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 2,070 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,172, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 2,070 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,228, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 914.78 757.76 1,124 10
2010s 1,311 1,148 1,545 10
2020s 1,807 1,550 2,070 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 59 Maldives 2,288 compare
  2. 60 Trinidad and Tobago 2,244 compare
  3. 61 Belarus 2,194 compare
  4. 63 Armenia 2,033 compare
  5. 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,989 compare
  6. 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,936 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Brazil?
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Brazil was 2,070 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 2,070 in 2023.
What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 757.76 in 2000.
How does Brazil rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp?
Brazil ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,561 data points, 2000–2024
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