Health expenditure per capita — all countries

Health expenditure per capita — South America

Health expenditure per capita in South America in 2023 — 895 US$. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 196.4%.

2023 895 US$ +11.08% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 897 US$2014
Period minimum 209 US$2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Health expenditure per capita — South America, 2000–202302505007501,0002000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 302 US$2001: 274 US$2002: 209 US$2003: 218 US$2004: 256 US$2005: 328 US$2006: 399 US$2007: 491 US$2008: 588 US$2009: 604 US$2010: 743 US$2011: 862 US$2012: 857 US$2013: 891 US$2014: 897 US$2015: 782 US$2016: 760 US$2017: 880 US$2018: 772 US$2019: 737 US$2020: 630 US$2021: 737 US$2022: 806 US$2023: 895 US$
Change over the period: +593 (+196.42%) Average annual rate: 4.84 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South America 895 US$
World 1,317 US$
Health expenditure per capita — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 895 +89 +11.08%
2022 806 +69 +9.37%
2021 737 +107 +17.07%
2020 630 −108 −14.63%
2019 737 −34 −4.44%
2018 772 −108 −12.32%
2017 880 +121 +15.87%
2016 760 −22 −2.81%
2015 782 −115 −12.85%
2014 897 +6 +0.65%
2013 891 +34 +4.01%
2012 857 −5 −0.62%
2011 862 +119 +16.01%
2010 743 +139 +22.98%
2009 604 +16 +2.76%
2008 588 +97 +19.71%
2007 491 +92 +23.03%
2006 399 +72 +21.86%
2005 328 +72 +28.04%
2004 256 +38 +17.25%
2003 218 +9 +4.39%
2002 209 −65 −23.78%
2001 274 −28 −9.23%
2000 302

About the indicator

Current health expenditure per resident in current US dollars. The gap between countries reaches several hundredfold — from a few dozen dollars a year to more than ten thousand. It is this indicator, and not the share of GDP, that determines the real volume of medical care available.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its spending over all of its population, not an average of country values: a country of a billion residents weighs in it according to its size.

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