Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Chile
Chile: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Chile, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 10.2% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Chile peaked at 10.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2006.
Chile ranks 27th 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 | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 6.8% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Chile
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 122,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 127,059 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 122,223 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 2.90 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 126,365 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 126,696 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 121,711 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 127,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Chile?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Chile was 10.2% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 27th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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).