Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Venezuela

Health share of government spending in Venezuela in 2023 — 3.63%. Ranked 181 in the world out of 192. Since 2018, the indicator has risen by 1.93 pp.

2023 3.63% −2.25 pp vs 2022
World rank 181of 192
Period maximum 5.87%2022
Period minimum 1.61%2019

Trend over time

2018–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Venezuela, 2018–202302462018201920202021202220232018: 1.7%2019: 1.61%2020: 5.85%2021: 4.44%2022: 5.87%2023: 3.63%
Change over the period: +1.93 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Venezuela 3.63%
World computed 10.81%
South America computed 13.87%
Health share of government spending — Venezuela, by year Venezuela All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.63 −2.25 pp
2022 5.87 +1.43 pp
2021 4.44 −1.41 pp
2020 5.85 +4.24 pp
2019 1.61 −0.09 pp
2018 1.7

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.