Uruguay's current health expenditure per capita (current US$) was US$2,076 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 36.87% from US$1,517 in 2013 (3.19% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2,076 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$1,713 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1,517 | 2013 |
| Highest | US$2,076 | 2023 |
| Lowest | US$375.94 | 2004 |
| Average since 2014 | US$1,642 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$699.2 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Uruguay's current health expenditure per capita (current US$) rose US$225.29 on 2022 (from US$1,851 to US$2,076).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$52.35 and a typical year strayed about US$139.43 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$255.83 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$260.5 in 2020. 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 US$49.04 a year. A straight line explains 52% 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, Uruguay had the 20th highest value of the 167 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | US$2,076 | 2023 |
| World | US$1,317 | 2023 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | US$816.2 | 2023 |
| High income | US$6,100 | 2023 |
Closest to Uruguay in the 2023 ranking
- United Arab Emirates — 17th of 167: US$2,402
- Naoero — 18th of 167: US$2,292
- Bahamas, The — 19th of 167: US$2,262
- Greece — 21st of 167: US$1,963
- Saudi Arabia — 22nd of 167: US$1,825
- Slovak Republic — 23rd of 167: US$1,813
What this measures
Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,076 |
| 2022 | 1,851 |
| 2021 | 1,595 |
| 2020 | 1,432 |
| 2019 | 1,693 |
| 2018 | 1,713 |
| 2017 | 1,672 |
| 2016 | 1,469 |
| 2015 | 1,425 |
| 2014 | 1,496 |
| 2013 |
Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$841.25 (2023)
- Argentina — US$1,457 (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$2,262 (2023)
- Barbados — US$1,286 (2023)
- Belize — US$309.41 (2023)
- Bolivia — US$255.04 (2023)
- Brazil — US$1,010 (2023)
- Chile — US$1,760 (2024)
- Colombia — US$644.31 (2024)
- Costa Rica
More health data for Uruguay
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.68% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.23% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 295,113 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 16.93% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 310,646 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 18.92% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 605,759 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.73% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Uruguay's current health expenditure per capita (current US$)?
- US$2,076 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 196.92% from US$699.2 in 2000 (4.85% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2,076 in 2023 and the lowest US$375.94 in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank?
- 20th highest of 167 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in current health expenditure per capita (current US$) unusual for Uruguay?
- In 2023, Uruguay's current health expenditure per capita (current US$) rose US$225.29 on 2022 (from US$1,851 to US$2,076). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$52.35 and a typical year strayed about US$139.43 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.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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