Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Brazil, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brazil is 9.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brazil peaked at 9.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 31st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 28 New Zealand 10.1% compare
- 29 Portugal 10.0% compare
- 30 Netherlands 9.8% compare
- 32 Yemen 9.7% compare
- 33 Montenegro 9.7% compare
- 34 East Timor 9.6% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 1.48 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 69.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 1.47 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 41.26 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 20.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.46 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 1.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brazil?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Brazil was 9.7% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 31st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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About this data
Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).