Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Venezuela
Venezuela: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.8%
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
161st
of 195 countries
All-time high
4.6%
in 2022
All-time low
2.2%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Venezuela, 2018–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 3.8% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Venezuela ranks 161st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +88.3% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Venezuela?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Venezuela was 3.8% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- How does Venezuela rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Venezuela ranks 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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).