Colombia: Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Colombia's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 0.58 percentage points on 2023 (from 29.66% to 30.23%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +0.18 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.78 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.46 percentage points in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.68 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Colombia in the 2024 ranking

• Chile — 1st of 7: 51.48%
• Korea, Rep. — 2nd of 7: 43.39%
• France — 3rd of 7: 31.57%
• Canada — 5th of 7: 29.81%
• Denmark — 6th of 7: 16.57%
• Luxembourg — 7th of 7: 11.84%

What this measures

Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 41.02% (2023)
• Argentina — 38.93% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 48.93% (2023)
• Barbados — 57.48% (2023)
• Belize — 33.33% (2023)
• Bolivia — 31.49% (2023)
• Brazil — 55.85% (2023)
• Chile — 51.48% (2024)
• Costa Rica

More health data for Colombia

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 6.4% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 6.85% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 5.23 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 19.33% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 5.45 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 20.68% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 10.68 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 19.99% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 6.39% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Colombia's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)?

30.23% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 4.78 percentage points from 25.45% in 2000. The highest value was 30.58% in 2008 and the lowest 20.76% in 2003.

Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) unusual for Colombia?

In 2024, Colombia's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 0.58 percentage points on 2023 (from 29.66% to 30.23%). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +0.18 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.78 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.CH.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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