Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 8.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 8.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Colombia peaked at 9.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 60th 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 | 6.2% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More health data for Colombia
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 354,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 376,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 361,302 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 371,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 356,348 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 369,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 362,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 355,775 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 347,595 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Colombia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Colombia was 8.2% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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).