Colombia — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Colombia, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Colombia was 8.14% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 9.14% in 2021. The lowest was 5.64% in 2000 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.54% per year.
Colombia ranks 58 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 31%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Colombia sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 13%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 10 of 32 economies; Honduras (7.71%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 17% in 2022. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 45 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 71st of 184 in 2000 → 64th of 188 in 2010 → 56th of 189 in 2020 → 17th of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 8.16% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 7.59% | -1.6 pp |
| 2021 | 9.14% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 7.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 7.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 7.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 7.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 7.52% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 7.19% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 7.02% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 6.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 6.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 7.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 7.31% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 6.84% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 6.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 6.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 6.07% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 5.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 5.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 5.94% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 5.64% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Colombia’s Health spending in 2001?
5.94% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Colombia’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +44.5% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 8.14%; 2023: 8.16%; 2022: 7.59%; 2021: 9.14%; 2020: 8.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.