Health share of government spending in Costa Rica in 2023 — 24.91%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.36 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24.91 | −0.91 pp |
| 2022 | 25.82 | +0.04 pp |
| 2021 | 25.77 | +0.57 pp |
| 2020 | 25.21 | +1.05 pp |
| 2019 | 24.15 | −3.76 pp |
| 2018 | 27.91 | +0.88 pp |
| 2017 | 27.03 | −1.57 pp |
| 2016 | 28.61 | −0.82 pp |
| 2015 | 29.42 | −0.16 pp |
| 2014 | 29.58 | +0.13 pp |
| 2013 | 29.45 | −2.28 pp |
| 2012 | 31.73 | −1.45 pp |
| 2011 | 33.18 | +1 pp |
| 2010 | 32.18 | −1.29 pp |
| 2009 | 33.47 | +0.11 pp |
| 2008 | 33.37 | +1.63 pp |
| 2007 | 31.74 | +1.48 pp |
| 2006 | 30.26 | +3.44 pp |
| 2005 | 26.83 | +1.09 pp |
| 2004 | 25.74 | −0.59 pp |
| 2003 | 26.33 | +1.57 pp |
| 2002 | 24.76 | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 24.56 | −0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 25.26 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.
Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.
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 Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
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Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
