Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Uruguay in 2023 — 9.02%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.15 pp.

2023 9.02% +0.13 pp vs 2022
World rank 44of 192
Period maximum 9.76%2001
Period minimum 7.46%2007

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay, 2000–2023789102000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 9.17%2001: 9.76%2002: 9.64%2003: 9.58%2004: 8.27%2005: 7.72%2006: 7.71%2007: 7.46%2008: 8.09%2009: 7.92%2010: 7.88%2011: 7.92%2012: 8.03%2013: 8.08%2014: 8.04%2015: 8.26%2016: 8.64%2017: 8.72%2018: 8.9%2019: 9.24%2020: 9.09%2021: 8.92%2022: 8.89%2023: 9.02%
Change over the period: −0.15 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Uruguay 9.02%
World 10.06%
South America computed 9.15%
High-income countries computed 12.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.02 +0.13 pp
2022 8.89 −0.03 pp
2021 8.92 −0.17 pp
2020 9.09 −0.15 pp
2019 9.24 +0.34 pp
2018 8.9 +0.18 pp
2017 8.72 +0.08 pp
2016 8.64 +0.38 pp
2015 8.26 +0.22 pp
2014 8.04 −0.05 pp
2013 8.08 +0.05 pp
2012 8.03 +0.12 pp
2011 7.92 +0.04 pp
2010 7.88 −0.04 pp
2009 7.92 −0.17 pp
2008 8.09 +0.63 pp
2007 7.46 −0.25 pp
2006 7.71 −0.01 pp
2005 7.72 −0.54 pp
2004 8.27 −1.31 pp
2003 9.58 −0.06 pp
2002 9.64 −0.12 pp
2001 9.76 +0.59 pp
2000 9.17

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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