Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Brazil

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Brazil in 2023 — 4.29%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.82 pp.

2023 4.29% +0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 74of 192
Period maximum 4.31%2021
Period minimum 3.35%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Brazil, 2000–20233.253.53.7544.254.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.47%2001: 3.51%2002: 3.69%2003: 3.51%2004: 3.47%2005: 3.35%2006: 3.54%2007: 3.48%2008: 3.5%2009: 3.71%2010: 3.58%2011: 3.47%2012: 3.35%2013: 3.55%2014: 3.7%2015: 3.85%2016: 3.95%2017: 3.95%2018: 3.89%2019: 3.92%2020: 4.17%2021: 4.31%2022: 4.26%2023: 4.29%
Change over the period: +0.82 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 4.29%
World 6.14%
South America computed 4.72%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.29 +0.03 pp
2022 4.26 −0.05 pp
2021 4.31 +0.13 pp
2020 4.17 +0.25 pp
2019 3.92 +0.03 pp
2018 3.89 −0.06 pp
2017 3.95 +0.01 pp
2016 3.95 +0.09 pp
2015 3.85 +0.16 pp
2014 3.7 +0.15 pp
2013 3.55 +0.2 pp
2012 3.35 −0.11 pp
2011 3.47 −0.11 pp
2010 3.58 −0.13 pp
2009 3.71 +0.2 pp
2008 3.5 +0.02 pp
2007 3.48 −0.06 pp
2006 3.54 +0.2 pp
2005 3.35 −0.12 pp
2004 3.47 −0.04 pp
2003 3.51 −0.18 pp
2002 3.69 +0.17 pp
2001 3.51 +0.04 pp
2000 3.47

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.