Public health expenditure share gdp in Chile
Chile: Public health expenditure share gdp was 5.88 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.88
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
32nd
of 59 countries
All-time high
6.33
in 2020
All-time low
3.29
in 2006
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Public health expenditure share gdp in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, public health expenditure share gdp in Chile stood at 5.88.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Chile peaked at 6.33 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.29, in 2006.
Chile ranks 32nd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.73 | — |
| 2001 | 3.74 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.81 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.79 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.66 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 3.51 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.29 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 3.42 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 4.23 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 4.03 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 4.04 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.21 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.44 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 4.62 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.91 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 5.01 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 5.47 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 5.57 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.7 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.33 | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 5.88 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 5.8 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.03 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 5.92 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 5.88 | -0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 5.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 87% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Chile's 5.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.71, 1.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7 | 3.29 | 4.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 4.03 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 | 5.8 | 6.33 | 6 |
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 public health expenditure share gdp in Chile?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Chile was 5.88 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Chile ranks 32nd out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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