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Health share of government spending — Uruguay

Health share of government spending in Uruguay in 2023 — 21.38%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 7.04 pp.

2023 21.38% +0.44 pp vs 2022
World rank 7of 192
Period maximum 21.67%2021
Period minimum 13.28%2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Uruguay, 2000–202312.51517.52022.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 14.34%2001: 15.75%2002: 16.74%2003: 18.08%2004: 16.25%2005: 13.28%2006: 13.71%2007: 13.54%2008: 17.33%2009: 17.27%2010: 17.25%2011: 18.49%2012: 18.64%2013: 18.63%2014: 18.82%2015: 19.92%2016: 20.24%2017: 20.32%2018: 20.26%2019: 20.11%2020: 19.82%2021: 21.67%2022: 20.94%2023: 21.38%
Change over the period: +7.04 pp Annual average: 0.31 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Uruguay 21.38%
World computed 10.81%
Latin America & Caribbean 11.84%
South America computed 13.87%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 21.38 +0.44 pp
2022 20.94 −0.73 pp
2021 21.67 +1.85 pp
2020 19.82 −0.28 pp
2019 20.11 −0.15 pp
2018 20.26 −0.06 pp
2017 20.32 +0.08 pp
2016 20.24 +0.32 pp
2015 19.92 +1.1 pp
2014 18.82 +0.19 pp
2013 18.63 −0.01 pp
2012 18.64 +0.15 pp
2011 18.49 +1.24 pp
2010 17.25 −0.02 pp
2009 17.27 −0.06 pp
2008 17.33 +3.79 pp
2007 13.54 −0.17 pp
2006 13.71 +0.42 pp
2005 13.28 −2.97 pp
2004 16.25 −1.84 pp
2003 18.08 +1.34 pp
2002 16.74 +0.99 pp
2001 15.75 +1.41 pp
2000 14.34 —

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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