Current health spending, public and private, as a share of GDP, from WHO health accounts compiled by the World Bank.
Regional comparison
total current spending, % of GDP (WHO via World Bank)
Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.
Over time
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All countries
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| Country | Health spending | Year | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 6.9% | 2023 | −0.2 pp | |
| Colombia | 8.1% | 2024 | — | |
| Costa Rica | 6.9% | 2023 | −0.3 pp | |
| Dominican Republic | 4.6% | 2023 | — | |
| Ecuador | 7.6% | 2023 | — | |
| El Salvador | 9.3% | 2023 | −0.5 pp | |
| Guatemala | 6.8% | 2023 | −0.4 pp | |
| Honduras | 7.7% | 2023 | −0.4 pp | |
| Mexico | 5.5% | 2023 | −0.2 pp | |
| Nicaragua | 8.3% | 2023 | −0.7 pp | |
| Panama | 8.3% | 2023 | −0.7 pp | |
| Paraguay | 8.4% | 2023 | +0.6 pp | |
| Peru | 5.6% | 2023 | −0.5 pp | |
| Uruguay | 9% | 2023 | +0.1 pp |
Source and citation
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, “Health spending”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.