Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita was 2,070 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
In 2023, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Brazil stood at 2,070 current international $. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 2,070 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 757.76 current international $, in 2000.
That places Brazil 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 914.78 current international $ | 757.76 current international $ | 1,124 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,311 current international $ | 1,148 current international $ | 1,545 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,807 current international $ | 1,550 current international $ | 2,070 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 59 Maldives 2,288 current international $ compare
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 2,244 current international $ compare
- 61 Belarus 2,194 current international $ compare
- 63 Armenia 2,033 current international $ compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,989 current international $ compare
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,936 current international $ compare
More health data for Brazil
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.41 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.41 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 20.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 41.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 2,070 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2,070 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 757.76 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare spending vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current healthcare expenditure per capita is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries but not for inflation. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.