Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bolivia
Bolivia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Bolivia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bolivia stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bolivia peaked at 8.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2000.
That places Bolivia 87th out of 195 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 | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Bolivia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 124,859 (2025)
- Population, male 50.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 121,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 125,531 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 120,889 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 125,145 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.70 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 29.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 120,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 124,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bolivia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Bolivia was 6.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- How does Bolivia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Bolivia ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).