Current health expenditure per capita in South America

12 countries in South America, 2023. Unit: current US$. World ranking →

First in the ranking
2,076 US$
Uruguay
Median country
518 US$
half above, half below
World
1,317 US$
World Bank aggregate
Range
186 to 2,076
Venezuela - Uruguay

How to read it

Across 12 countries in South America, the highest value is in Uruguay (2,076 US$) and the lowest in Venezuela (186 US$).

The median country is at 518 US$: half are above, half below.

Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

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Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database · via World Bank WDI (SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD) · licence

Health spending per person over time

US$

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Uruguay2,076
2Chile1,737
3Argentina1,457
4Brazil1,010
5Colombia571
6Paraguay527
7Ecuador509
8Guyana505
9Peru446
10Suriname297
11Bolivia255
12Venezuela186
World Bank, WDI · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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