Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay
Uruguay: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 6.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay, 2000–2023
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
| 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% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 6.53 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.29, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 6.53 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.36, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public healthcare spending share gdp in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +25.8% | 3.62 | 4.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % 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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % 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 0.0254 units per person (2025)
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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