Latin America & Caribbean Healthcare Spending 2000-2024

Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.
  • Latin America & Caribbean healthcare spending for 2021 was $656, a 9.76% increase from 2020.
  • Latin America & Caribbean healthcare spending for 2020 was $598, a 9.08% decline from 2019.
  • Latin America & Caribbean healthcare spending for 2019 was $658, a 2.56% decline from 2018.
  • Latin America & Caribbean healthcare spending for 2018 was $675, a 8.16% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per Capita (US $)
North America $11,440
OECD members $5,653
Euro Area $4,787
European Union $4,215
World $1,266
East Asia & Pacific $876
Latin America & Caribbean $656
Sub-Saharan Africa $84
South Asia $70
Latin America & Caribbean Healthcare Spending - Historical Data
Year Per Capita (US $) % of GDP
2021 $656 8.30%
2020 $598 8.60%
2019 $658 7.98%
2018 $675 7.97%
2017 $735 8.09%
2016 $650 7.89%
2015 $678 7.85%
2014 $760 7.49%
2013 $755 7.34%
2012 $722 7.19%
2011 $723 7.18%
2010 $636 7.27%
2009 $536 7.57%
2008 $540 7.01%
2007 $470 6.96%
2006 $394 6.80%
2005 $338 6.76%
2004 $280 6.70%
2003 $247 6.62%
2002 $236 6.40%
2001 $274 6.54%
2000 $281 6.44%