Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 11.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Brazil stood at 11.0%.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Brazil peaked at 11.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 67th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.4% | — |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 64 Seychelles 11.1% compare
- 65 Kazakhstan 11.0% compare
- 66 Jamaica 11.0% compare
- 68 Bhutan 10.8% compare
- 69 Argentina 10.8% compare
- 70 South Africa 10.7% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.1046 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Brazil?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Brazil was 11.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Brazil ranks 67th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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