Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Chile
Chile: Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare was 1,414 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1,414 for out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Chile peaked at 1,414 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 281, in 2000.
Chile ranks 9th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 281 | — |
| 2001 | 295.67 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 310.32 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 332.04 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 335.78 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 353.06 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 383.81 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 406.51 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 413.11 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 400.03 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 421.17 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 472.01 | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 501.05 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 558.28 | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 606.06 | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 647.24 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 691.62 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 735.56 | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 757.11 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 771.15 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 713.97 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 923.18 | +29.3% |
| 2022 | 1,098 | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 1,155 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 1,414 | +22.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1,414 is above the median for high income countries, which is 820.22, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1,414 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 382.43, 3.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +29.3% | 713.97 | 923.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 351.13 | 281 | 413.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 616.12 | 421.17 | 771.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,061 | 713.97 | 1,414 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 115 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0233 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Chile?
- Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Chile was 1,414 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1,414 in 2024.
- What is the lowest out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 281 in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare?
- Chile ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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