Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay

Uruguay: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 6.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.53
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
29th
of 193 countries
All-time high
6.55
in 2021
All-time low
3.49
in 2005
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay, 2000–2023

02462000201120232000: 3.82001: 4.42002: 4.62003: 52004: 4.32005: 3.52006: 3.72007: 3.62008: 4.62009: 4.72010: 4.72011: 4.92012: 5.22013: 5.42014: 5.52015: 5.62016: 62017: 62018: 6.22019: 6.22020: 6.52021: 6.52022: 6.32023: 6.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 6.53 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay peaked at 6.55 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.49, in 2005.

Uruguay ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 3.81
2001 4.38 +15.0%
2002 4.62 +5.5%
2003 5.01 +8.5%
2004 4.32 -13.8%
2005 3.49 -19.3%
2006 3.68 +5.4%
2007 3.62 -1.5%
2008 4.56 +25.8%
2009 4.7 +3.1%
2010 4.73 +0.6%
2011 4.87 +3.0%
2012 5.16 +6.0%
2013 5.37 +4.1%
2014 5.48 +2.0%
2015 5.65 +3.1%
2016 6.01 +6.3%
2017 6.04 +0.6%
2018 6.15 +1.8%
2019 6.15 +0.0%
2020 6.51 +5.7%
2021 6.55 +0.7%
2022 6.28 -4.1%
2023 6.53 +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.22 3.49 5.01 10
2010s 5.56 4.73 6.15 10
2020s 6.47 6.28 6.55 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 26 Netherlands 6.72 compare
  2. 27 Montenegro 6.69 compare
  3. 28 Palau 6.61 compare
  4. 30 Libya 6.26 compare
  5. 31 Cyprus 6.23 compare
  6. 32 Argentina 6.18 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay was 6.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 6.55 in 2021.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 3.49 in 2005.
How does Uruguay rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
Uruguay ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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