Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Chile
Chile: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 21.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Chile stood at 21.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Chile peaked at 22.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 5th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 12.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.5% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 18.1% | 22.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Chile?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Chile was 21.6% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Chile ranks 5th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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