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Health share of government spending — Panama

Health share of government spending in Panama in 2023 — 19.85%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.07 pp.

2023 19.85% −2.46 pp vs 2022
World rank 11of 192
Period maximum 22.35%2019
Period minimum 16.47%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Panama, 2000–202316182022242000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 19.78%2001: 18.73%2002: 18.84%2003: 17.18%2004: 19.22%2005: 16.47%2006: 18.56%2007: 22.25%2008: 20.07%2009: 20.49%2010: 19.23%2011: 17.99%2012: 17.11%2013: 17.4%2014: 18.43%2015: 19.71%2016: 20.34%2017: 20.8%2018: 20.19%2019: 22.35%2020: 20.13%2021: 21.35%2022: 22.3%2023: 19.85%
Change over the period: +0.07 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Panama 19.85%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
Central America computed 16.12%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 19.85 −2.46 pp
2022 22.3 +0.96 pp
2021 21.35 +1.21 pp
2020 20.13 −2.21 pp
2019 22.35 +2.16 pp
2018 20.19 −0.61 pp
2017 20.8 +0.46 pp
2016 20.34 +0.63 pp
2015 19.71 +1.28 pp
2014 18.43 +1.03 pp
2013 17.4 +0.29 pp
2012 17.11 −0.88 pp
2011 17.99 −1.24 pp
2010 19.23 −1.26 pp
2009 20.49 +0.42 pp
2008 20.07 −2.18 pp
2007 22.25 +3.69 pp
2006 18.56 +2.09 pp
2005 16.47 −2.75 pp
2004 19.22 +2.04 pp
2003 17.18 −1.66 pp
2002 18.84 +0.12 pp
2001 18.73 −1.05 pp
2000 19.78 —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CR Costa Rica 24.91 PA Panama 19.85 SV El Salvador 18.51 NI Nicaragua 18.29 GT Guatemala 17.75 BZ Belize 10.88 HN Honduras 9.43 MX Mexico 9.36
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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.

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