Colombia: External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

Key figures

Since 2000 it is up 225.21% from US$0.02 in 2000 (5.26% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Colombia's external health expenditure per capita (current US$) fell US$0.03 on 2022 (from US$0.1 to US$0.08).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$0.22 and a typical year strayed about US$0.85 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 US$2.11 in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.22 in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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

How it compares

In 2023, Colombia had the 136th highest value of the 160 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Colombia in the 2023 ranking

• Paraguay — 133rd of 160: US$0.17
• Costa Rica — 134th of 160: US$0.13
• Algeria — 135th of 160: US$0.09
• China — 137th of 160: US$0.04
• Malaysia — 138th of 160: US$0.00627
• Serbia — 139th of 160: US$0.0018

What this measures

Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

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

All 16 values

External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$0 (2023)
• Argentina — US$12.36 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — US$11.61 (2023)
• Barbados — US$11.25 (2023)
• Belize — US$4.94 (2023)
• Bolivia — US$3.13 (2023)
• Brazil — US$0.19 (2023)
• Chile — US$0 (2024)
• Costa Rica — US$0.13 (2023)
• Cuba

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 external health expenditure per capita (current US$)?

US$0.08 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 225.21% from US$0.02 in 2000 (5.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.88 in 2012 and the lowest US$0.02 in 2000.

How does Colombia rank?

136th highest of 160 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in external health expenditure per capita (current US$) unusual for Colombia?

In 2023, Colombia's external health expenditure per capita (current US$) fell US$0.03 on 2022 (from US$0.1 to US$0.08). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$0.22 and a typical year strayed about US$0.85 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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.EHEX.PC.CD, 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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