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Health share of government spending — Peru

Health share of government spending in Peru in 2023 — 15.95%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.18 pp.

2023 15.95% −0.71 pp vs 2022
World rank 32of 192
Period maximum 18.98%2021
Period minimum 10.77%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Peru, 2000–20231012.51517.5202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 10.77%2001: 11.83%2002: 12.84%2003: 11.61%2004: 11.78%2005: 12.59%2006: 11.57%2007: 11.59%2008: 10.99%2009: 11.67%2010: 11.62%2011: 11.69%2012: 12.24%2013: 12.32%2014: 13.1%2015: 13.54%2016: 14.63%2017: 14.43%2018: 14.89%2019: 15.35%2020: 16.67%2021: 18.98%2022: 16.66%2023: 15.95%
Change over the period: +5.18 pp Annual average: 0.23 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Peru 15.95%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
South America computed 13.87%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 15.95 −0.71 pp
2022 16.66 −2.32 pp
2021 18.98 +2.31 pp
2020 16.67 +1.33 pp
2019 15.35 +0.45 pp
2018 14.89 +0.46 pp
2017 14.43 −0.2 pp
2016 14.63 +1.09 pp
2015 13.54 +0.45 pp
2014 13.1 +0.78 pp
2013 12.32 +0.07 pp
2012 12.24 +0.55 pp
2011 11.69 +0.07 pp
2010 11.62 −0.05 pp
2009 11.67 +0.68 pp
2008 10.99 −0.6 pp
2007 11.59 +0.02 pp
2006 11.57 −1.03 pp
2005 12.59 +0.81 pp
2004 11.78 +0.17 pp
2003 11.61 −1.23 pp
2002 12.84 +1.01 pp
2001 11.83 +1.06 pp
2000 10.77 —

South America, 2023

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

PY Paraguay 21.57 UY Uruguay 21.38 CL Chile 19.17 AR Argentina 16.35 CO Colombia 16.19 PE Peru 15.95 BO Bolivia 12.03 EC Ecuador 11.87 SR Suriname 11.55 BR Brazil 9.48 GY Guyana 7.31 VE Venezuela 3.63
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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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