Health share of government spending in South America in 2023 — 13.87%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.76 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.87 | −0.44 pp |
| 2022 | 14.31 | −0.98 pp |
| 2021 | 15.29 | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 14.89 | +1.15 pp |
| 2019 | 13.74 | +0.04 pp |
| 2018 | 13.7 | −0.69 pp |
| 2017 | 14.39 | +0.12 pp |
| 2016 | 14.26 | +0.59 pp |
| 2015 | 13.68 | +0.77 pp |
| 2014 | 12.91 | +0.47 pp |
| 2013 | 12.44 | +0.21 pp |
| 2012 | 12.23 | −0.07 pp |
| 2011 | 12.3 | +0.04 pp |
| 2010 | 12.26 | +0.15 pp |
| 2009 | 12.11 | +0.67 pp |
| 2008 | 11.44 | −0.02 pp |
| 2007 | 11.46 | +0.06 pp |
| 2006 | 11.4 | +0.16 pp |
| 2005 | 11.24 | −0.24 pp |
| 2004 | 11.47 | −0.26 pp |
| 2003 | 11.73 | +0.51 pp |
| 2002 | 11.22 | +0.33 pp |
| 2001 | 10.89 | −0.22 pp |
| 2000 | 11.11 | — |
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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