Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Mercosur

Health share of government spending in Mercosur in 2023 — 16.16%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.76 pp.

2023 16.16% +0.24 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 17.57%2021
Period minimum 11.31%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Mercosur, 2000–202310121416182000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 12.4%2001: 11.98%2002: 11.78%2003: 12.53%2004: 11.62%2005: 11.31%2006: 11.57%2007: 11.53%2008: 12.26%2009: 13.31%2010: 13.45%2011: 13.6%2012: 13.71%2013: 13.73%2014: 14.33%2015: 14.39%2016: 14.72%2017: 14.75%2018: 14.77%2019: 15.1%2020: 15.87%2021: 17.57%2022: 15.92%2023: 16.16%
Change over the period: +3.76 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Mercosur 16.16%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16.16 +0.24 pp
2022 15.92 −1.65 pp
2021 17.57 +1.7 pp
2020 15.87 +0.77 pp
2019 15.1 +0.33 pp
2018 14.77 +0.02 pp
2017 14.75 +0.03 pp
2016 14.72 +0.34 pp
2015 14.39 +0.06 pp
2014 14.33 +0.6 pp
2013 13.73 +0.02 pp
2012 13.71 +0.1 pp
2011 13.6 +0.16 pp
2010 13.45 +0.14 pp
2009 13.31 +1.05 pp
2008 12.26 +0.73 pp
2007 11.53 −0.03 pp
2006 11.57 +0.26 pp
2005 11.31 −0.31 pp
2004 11.62 −0.9 pp
2003 12.53 +0.74 pp
2002 11.78 −0.2 pp
2001 11.98 −0.41 pp
2000 12.4

About the indicator

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.