Costa Rica - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Costa Rica was 72.54 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 73.51 in 2017, while its lowest value was 63.96 in 2005.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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

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Year Value
2000 64.92
2001 65.56
2002 66.86
2003 66.37
2004 66.02
2005 63.96
2006 66.11
2007 66.21
2008 67.82
2009 70.94
2010 72.32
2011 70.19
2012 70.68
2013 71.00
2014 71.02
2015 72.71
2016 73.32
2017 73.51
2018 72.39
2019 72.54

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Costa Rica was 5.28 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 5.81 in 2010, while its lowest value was 4.24 in 2001.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

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

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Year Value
2000 4.26
2001 4.24
2002 4.59
2003 4.63
2004 4.38
2005 4.26
2006 4.58
2007 4.63
2008 5.07
2009 5.58
2010 5.81
2011 5.70
2012 5.50
2013 5.45
2014 5.44
2015 5.52
2016 5.37
2017 5.18
2018 5.28
2019 5.28

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Costa Rica was 24.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 33.10 in 2009, while its lowest value was 24.10 in 2019.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

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

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Year Value
2000 25.26
2001 24.56
2002 24.76
2003 26.33
2004 25.74
2005 25.71
2006 29.51
2007 31.21
2008 32.38
2009 33.10
2010 31.74
2011 32.77
2012 31.29
2013 29.15
2014 29.14
2015 29.49
2016 28.55
2017 26.91
2018 27.81
2019 24.10

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Costa Rica was 668.48 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 668.48 in 2019 and 161.50 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 161.50
2001 168.08
2002 185.67
2003 191.87
2004 192.79
2005 199.36
2006 239.65
2007 282.75
2008 349.56
2009 379.24
2010 477.70
2011 526.20
2012 554.48
2013 586.03
2014 590.40
2015 642.66
2016 644.44
2017 633.15
2018 658.55
2019 668.48

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Costa Rica was 1,186.82 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,186.82 in 2019 and 335.46 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources 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 335.46
2001 346.89
2002 387.65
2003 408.29
2004 407.95
2005 419.60
2006 491.97
2007 544.84
2008 627.80
2009 680.75
2010 746.61
2011 772.26
2012 788.18
2013 818.49
2014 874.53
2015 943.38
2016 1,027.91
2017 1,058.37
2018 1,107.79
2019 1,186.82

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems