Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chile
Chile: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chile stood at 48.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chile peaked at 56.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 114th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.1% | 35.8% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 47.1% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 48.5% | 56.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chile?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chile was 48.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Chile ranks 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.