Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brazil is 9.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brazil peaked at 9.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 31st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 28 New Zealand 10.1% compare
- 29 Portugal 10.0% compare
- 30 Netherlands 9.8% compare
- 32 Yemen 9.7% compare
- 33 Montenegro 9.7% compare
- 34 East Timor 9.6% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0989 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brazil?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brazil was 9.7% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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).