Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uruguay
Uruguay: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 72.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uruguay, 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
Uruguay recorded 72.4% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uruguay peaked at 73.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.5% | — |
| 2001 | 44.9% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 41.5% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 60.0% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 70.7% | 73.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uruguay?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Uruguay was 72.4% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Uruguay ranks 46th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.