Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bolivia
Bolivia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bolivia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bolivia stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bolivia peaked at 8.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2000.
That places Bolivia 87th out of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bolivia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bolivia was 6.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Bolivia ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).