Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 9.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 9.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2007.
Uruguay ranks 45th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 4 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 23,572 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,603 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 551,091 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 13.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 216,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 22,492 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 22,834 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 334,582 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 19.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 23,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Uruguay?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Uruguay was 9.0% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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).