Costa Rica - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 7.27 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 8.12 in 2011, while its lowest value was 6.47 in 2001.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 6.56
2001 6.47
2002 6.87
2003 6.97
2004 6.63
2005 6.66
2006 6.94
2007 7.00
2008 7.47
2009 7.86
2010 8.03
2011 8.12
2012 7.79
2013 7.68
2014 7.66
2015 7.59
2016 7.32
2017 7.05
2018 7.30
2019 7.27

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Costa Rica was 921.59 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 921.59 in 2019 and 248.75 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 248.75
2001 256.39
2002 277.70
2003 289.07
2004 292.03
2005 311.71
2006 362.50
2007 427.04
2008 515.43
2009 534.57
2010 660.59
2011 749.65
2012 784.48
2013 825.39
2014 831.30
2015 883.92
2016 878.89
2017 861.32
2018 909.67
2019 921.59

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Costa Rica was 1,636.18 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,636.18 in 2019 and 516.70 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 516.70
2001 529.14
2002 579.78
2003 615.14
2004 617.95
2005 656.06
2006 744.18
2007 822.88
2008 925.68
2009 959.58
2010 1,032.44
2011 1,100.20
2012 1,115.14
2013 1,152.80
2014 1,231.36
2015 1,297.53
2016 1,401.87
2017 1,439.77
2018 1,530.22
2019 1,636.18

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems