The analysis summarizes annual and long-term changes in Brazil's public health expenditure per capita and as a share of national output.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Brazil represented 4.3% of GDP in 2023 and 9.5% of general government expenditure. Per capita government health expenditure was $446 in current US dollars. Government health expenditure as a share of GDP changed by +0.4 percentage points over five years and by +0.7 percentage points over ten years.
In the common comparison year 2023, Brazil ranked 74th of 193 economies by government health expenditure as a share of GDP.
Brazil Government Health Expenditure by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Domestic general government health expenditure, % of GDP (SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS); Domestic general government health expenditure, % of general government expenditure (SH.XPD.GHED.GE.ZS); Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, current US$ (SH.XPD.GHED.PC.CD); Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP, current international $ (SH.XPD.GHED.PP.CD); Domestic general government health expenditure, % of current health expenditure (SH.XPD.GHED.CH.ZS); Current health expenditure, % of GDP (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS); Population, total (population).
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About the Indicators
Domestic general government health expenditure, % of GDP. Government spending on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.
Domestic general government health expenditure, % of general government expenditure. Government health spending expressed as a share of total government spending — a measure of health’s budgetary priority.
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, current US$. Government health expenditure divided by population, in current U.S. dollars.
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP, current international $. Government health expenditure per capita, converted using purchasing power parity rates.
Domestic general government health expenditure, % of current health expenditure. The share of current health expenditure financed by domestic government sources (general and social health insurance).
Current health expenditure, % of GDP. Total spending on health, excluding capital investment, expressed as a share of GDP.