Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador is 7.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ecuador peaked at 8.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 71st of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.3% | 3.6% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 142,424 (2025)
- Population, female 9.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 158,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 152,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 158,939 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 142,931 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 159,795 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 152,914 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 150,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 148,517 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ecuador?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ecuador was 7.6% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 71st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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).