Uruguay — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Uruguay, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Uruguay was 9.02% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 9.76% in 2001. The lowest was 7.46% in 2007 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.07% per year.
Uruguay ranks 43 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 23%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 6.87%, so Uruguay sits above it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 12%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 6 of 32 economies; Paraguay (8.36%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 14% in 2004. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 14th of 184 in 2000 → 53rd of 188 in 2010 → 48th of 189 in 2020 → 43rd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 8.89% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 8.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 9.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 9.24% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 8.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 8.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 8.64% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 8.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 8.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 8.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 8.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 7.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 7.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 7.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 8.09% | +0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 7.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 7.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 7.72% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 8.27% | -1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 9.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 9.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 9.76% | +0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 9.17% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uruguay’s Health spending in 2001?
9.76% (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 Uruguay’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -1.7% in total — about 0.1% 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: 9.02%; 2022: 8.89%; 2021: 8.92%; 2020: 9.09%; 2019: 9.24%. 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.