Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Uruguay in 2023 — 6.53%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.72 pp.

2023 6.53% +0.24 pp vs 2022
World rank 29of 192
Period maximum 6.55%2021
Period minimum 3.49%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay, 2000–2023345672000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.81%2001: 4.38%2002: 4.62%2003: 5.01%2004: 4.32%2005: 3.49%2006: 3.68%2007: 3.62%2008: 4.56%2009: 4.7%2010: 4.73%2011: 4.87%2012: 5.16%2013: 5.37%2014: 5.48%2015: 5.65%2016: 6.01%2017: 6.04%2018: 6.15%2019: 6.15%2020: 6.51%2021: 6.55%2022: 6.28%2023: 6.53%
Change over the period: +2.72 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Uruguay 6.53%
World 6.14%
South America computed 4.72%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.53 +0.24 pp
2022 6.28 −0.27 pp
2021 6.55 +0.04 pp
2020 6.51 +0.35 pp
2019 6.15 +0 pp
2018 6.15 +0.11 pp
2017 6.04 +0.03 pp
2016 6.01 +0.36 pp
2015 5.65 +0.17 pp
2014 5.48 +0.1 pp
2013 5.37 +0.21 pp
2012 5.16 +0.29 pp
2011 4.87 +0.14 pp
2010 4.73 +0.03 pp
2009 4.7 +0.14 pp
2008 4.56 +0.93 pp
2007 3.62 −0.06 pp
2006 3.68 +0.19 pp
2005 3.49 −0.83 pp
2004 4.32 −0.69 pp
2003 5.01 +0.39 pp
2002 4.62 +0.24 pp
2001 4.38 +0.57 pp
2000 3.81

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.