Peru — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Peru, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Peru was 5.64% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.67% in 2021. The lowest was 4.41% in 2006 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.07% per year.
Peru ranks 112 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Peru sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 16% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 20%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 20 of 32 economies; Mexico (5.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 24% in 2020. That is 5% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 65 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 105th of 184 in 2000 → 125th of 188 in 2010 → 100th of 189 in 2020 → 111th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.64% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 6.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 6.35% | +1.2 pp |
| 2019 | 5.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 5.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 4.91% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 4.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 4.73% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 4.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 4.71% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 4.96% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 4.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 4.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.67% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 4.59% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 4.94% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 4.72% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 4.41% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Peru’s Health spending in 2001?
4.72% (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 Peru’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +27.7% in total — about 1.1% 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: 2023: 5.64%; 2022: 6.1%; 2021: 6.67%; 2020: 6.35%; 2019: 5.13%. 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.