Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ecuador
Ecuador: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 62.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ecuador is 62.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ecuador peaked at 63.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 63.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 28.1% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 47.0% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 61.3% | 63.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ecuador?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Ecuador was 62.0% in 2023, 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.