Health share of government spending in Latin America & Caribbean in 2023 — 11.84%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.07 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.84 | −0.44 pp |
| 2022 | 12.28 | −1.41 pp |
| 2021 | 13.68 | +0.95 pp |
| 2020 | 12.73 | +0.72 pp |
| 2019 | 12.01 | +0.25 pp |
| 2018 | 11.76 | −0.22 pp |
| 2017 | 11.98 | +0.27 pp |
| 2016 | 11.71 | +0.23 pp |
| 2015 | 11.49 | +0.16 pp |
| 2014 | 11.33 | +0.32 pp |
| 2013 | 11.01 | +0.52 pp |
| 2012 | 10.49 | +0.05 pp |
| 2011 | 10.44 | −0.16 pp |
| 2010 | 10.6 | −1.7 pp |
| 2009 | 12.3 | +0.49 pp |
| 2008 | 11.81 | +0.01 pp |
| 2007 | 11.8 | +0.57 pp |
| 2006 | 11.23 | −0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 11.33 | −0.18 pp |
| 2004 | 11.51 | +0.23 pp |
| 2003 | 11.28 | +0.06 pp |
| 2002 | 11.22 | −0.19 pp |
| 2001 | 11.41 | −0.36 pp |
| 2000 | 11.77 | — |
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.
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