Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Central America

Health share of government spending in Central America in 2023 — 16.12%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.14 pp.

2023 16.12% −1.4 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 18.06%2021
Period minimum 14.36%2003

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Central America, 2000–20231415161718192000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 14.98%2001: 14.4%2002: 14.59%2003: 14.36%2004: 14.98%2005: 15.01%2006: 16.2%2007: 17%2008: 16.94%2009: 17.42%2010: 16.95%2011: 17.14%2012: 16.43%2013: 16.34%2014: 16.56%2015: 17.01%2016: 16.99%2017: 16.52%2018: 16.68%2019: 16.7%2020: 16.57%2021: 18.06%2022: 17.52%2023: 16.12%
Change over the period: +1.14 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central America 16.12%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 16.12 −1.4 pp
2022 17.52 −0.54 pp
2021 18.06 +1.49 pp
2020 16.57 −0.14 pp
2019 16.7 +0.02 pp
2018 16.68 +0.17 pp
2017 16.52 −0.48 pp
2016 16.99 −0.01 pp
2015 17.01 +0.45 pp
2014 16.56 +0.22 pp
2013 16.34 −0.09 pp
2012 16.43 −0.72 pp
2011 17.14 +0.19 pp
2010 16.95 −0.46 pp
2009 17.42 +0.47 pp
2008 16.94 −0.06 pp
2007 17 +0.8 pp
2006 16.2 +1.19 pp
2005 15.01 +0.03 pp
2004 14.98 +0.62 pp
2003 14.36 −0.23 pp
2002 14.59 +0.19 pp
2001 14.4 −0.58 pp
2000 14.98

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.