Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Peru
Peru: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 63.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Peru, 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
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Peru stood at 63.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Peru peaked at 68.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2008.
Peru ranks 76th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.0% | — |
| 2001 | 52.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 48.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 66.9% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.2% | 48.1% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 51.0% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 63.6% | 68.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Peru?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Peru was 63.6% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Peru ranks 76th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.