Government health expenditure per capita in South America in 2023 — 460 US$. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 225.6%.
2000–2023 · US$ per capita
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 460 | +40 | +9.45% |
| 2022 | 421 | +32 | +8.26% |
| 2021 | 389 | +54 | +16.27% |
| 2020 | 334 | −29 | −8.01% |
| 2019 | 363 | −20 | −5.24% |
| 2018 | 383 | −64 | −14.26% |
| 2017 | 447 | +55 | +14% |
| 2016 | 392 | −17 | −4.14% |
| 2015 | 409 | −51 | −11.01% |
| 2014 | 460 | +3 | +0.74% |
| 2013 | 456 | +29 | +6.66% |
| 2012 | 428 | −1 | −0.16% |
| 2011 | 429 | +60 | +16.13% |
| 2010 | 369 | +72 | +24.04% |
| 2009 | 297 | +18 | +6.55% |
| 2008 | 279 | +51 | +22.59% |
| 2007 | 228 | +43 | +23.33% |
| 2006 | 185 | +36 | +24.38% |
| 2005 | 148 | +32 | +26.95% |
| 2004 | 117 | +15 | +14.68% |
| 2003 | 102 | +6 | +5.74% |
| 2002 | 96 | −32 | −24.92% |
| 2001 | 128 | −13 | −9.13% |
| 2000 | 141 | — | — |
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.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Out-of-pocket health expenditureWhat share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.