Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Colombia stood at 5.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Colombia peaked at 6.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 41st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Colombia?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Colombia was 5.7% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.