Costa Rica: Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Costa Rica's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 55.34 on 2022 (from 577.57 to 632.92).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +18.04 and a typical year strayed about 18.31 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 55.34 in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.38 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 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 30.36 a year. A straight line explains 93% of the movement over 10 observed 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, Costa Rica had the 63rd highest value of the 183 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 Costa Rica in the 2023 ranking

• Barbados — 60th of 183: 662.85
• Paraguay — 61st of 183: 654.62
• China — 62nd of 183: 637.83
• Romania — 64th of 183: 630.94
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 65th of 183: 625.11
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 66th of 183: 581.58

What this measures

Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.

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

All 24 values

Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 509.21 (2023)
• Argentina — 1,203 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 1,133 (2023)
• Barbados — 662.85 (2023)
• Belize — 191.08 (2023)
• Bolivia — 238.04 (2023)
• Brazil — 1,156 (2023)
• Chile — 1,859 (2024)

More health data for Costa Rica

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.9% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.24% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 461,672 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 17.71% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 481,760 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 18.92% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 943,432 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 18.31% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 6.18% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Costa Rica's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

632.92 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 250.19% from 180.74 in 2000 (5.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 632.92 in 2023 and the lowest 180.74 in 2000.

How does Costa Rica rank?

63rd highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Costa Rica?

In 2023, Costa Rica's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 55.34 on 2022 (from 577.57 to 632.92). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +18.04 and a typical year strayed about 18.31 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.PP.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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