Government health expenditure per capita — all countries

Government health expenditure per capita — Central America

Government health expenditure per capita in Central America in 2023 — 340 US$. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 176.1%.

2023 340 US$ +7.84% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 340 US$2023
Period minimum 123 US$2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — Central America, 2000–20231002003004002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 123 US$2001: 134 US$2002: 139 US$2003: 144 US$2004: 162 US$2005: 170 US$2006: 185 US$2007: 207 US$2008: 224 US$2009: 203 US$2010: 234 US$2011: 260 US$2012: 269 US$2013: 292 US$2014: 281 US$2015: 264 US$2016: 239 US$2017: 245 US$2018: 249 US$2019: 258 US$2020: 269 US$2021: 290 US$2022: 315 US$2023: 340 US$
Change over the period: +217 (+176.12%) Average annual rate: 4.51 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Central America 340 US$
World 804 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 340 +25 +7.84%
2022 315 +25 +8.65%
2021 290 +22 +8.09%
2020 269 +11 +4.2%
2019 258 +9 +3.54%
2018 249 +4 +1.48%
2017 245 +6 +2.7%
2016 239 −25 −9.52%
2015 264 −17 −6.11%
2014 281 −11 −3.85%
2013 292 +24 +8.77%
2012 269 +9 +3.41%
2011 260 +26 +11.11%
2010 234 +31 +15.52%
2009 203 −22 −9.7%
2008 224 +18 +8.48%
2007 207 +21 +11.48%
2006 185 +16 +9.14%
2005 170 +8 +5.16%
2004 162 +18 +12.25%
2003 144 +5 +3.59%
2002 139 +5 +3.53%
2001 134 +11 +8.96%
2000 123

About the indicator

Government spending on health in current US dollars per person. Of all the spending indicators this one separates countries the most: the gap between the top and the bottom of the table exceeds a factor of a thousand, whereas by share of GDP it is rarely more than fivefold. The reason is simple — the share is taken from economies of very different size.

Important: Converted at the market exchange rate rather than by purchasing power: the real volume of medical care one dollar buys in low-income countries is markedly larger, so the gap in the table overstates the gap in services.

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