Out-of-pocket health expenditure in Colombia in 2024 — 14.74%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.05 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.74 | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 14.63 | +0.26 pp |
| 2022 | 14.37 | +0.68 pp |
| 2021 | 13.69 | −0.82 pp |
| 2020 | 14.52 | −0.24 pp |
| 2019 | 14.75 | −0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 15.05 | −0.31 pp |
| 2017 | 15.36 | −0.25 pp |
| 2016 | 15.61 | +0.21 pp |
| 2015 | 15.4 | −0.88 pp |
| 2014 | 16.28 | −0.88 pp |
| 2013 | 17.15 | −0.71 pp |
| 2012 | 17.86 | +2.54 pp |
| 2011 | 15.32 | −1.69 pp |
| 2010 | 17 | −1.01 pp |
| 2009 | 18.01 | −2.84 pp |
| 2008 | 20.85 | +1.6 pp |
| 2007 | 19.25 | +1.32 pp |
| 2006 | 17.93 | +1.53 pp |
| 2005 | 16.41 | +2.65 pp |
| 2004 | 13.76 | +5.15 pp |
| 2003 | 8.6 | −2.89 pp |
| 2002 | 11.49 | −1.91 pp |
| 2001 | 13.4 | −0.29 pp |
| 2000 | 13.69 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Colombia
14.74
Chile
39.15
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Universal health coverage indexA composite estimate of how far the population is supplied with the medical care it needs. A scale from 0 to 100.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.