Venezuela - Health expenditure

Health expenditure, private (% of GDP)

Health expenditure, private (% of GDP) in Venezuela was 3.61 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 3.62 in 2003, while its lowest value was 2.01 in 1996.

Definition: Private health expenditure includes direct household (out-of-pocket) spending, private insurance, charitable donations, and direct service payments by private corporations.

Source: World Health Organization National Health Account database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

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Year Value
1995 2.43
1996 2.01
1997 2.47
1998 3.05
1999 3.56
2000 3.33
2001 3.54
2002 3.43
2003 3.62
2004 3.27
2005 3.08
2006 3.35
2007 3.10
2008 2.97
2009 3.61

Health expenditure, public (% of total health expenditure)

The value for Health expenditure, public (% of total health expenditure) in Venezuela was 34.90 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46.51 in 2007 and a minimum value of 32.49 in 1998.

Definition: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds. Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.

Source: World Health Organization National Health Account database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

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Year Value
1995 42.60
1996 42.44
1997 35.93
1998 32.49
1999 37.01
2000 41.48
2001 40.67
2002 39.30
2003 38.13
2004 41.40
2005 43.29
2006 41.66
2007 46.51
2008 44.95
2009 40.05
2010 34.90

Health expenditure, public (% of government expenditure)

Health expenditure, public (% of government expenditure) in Venezuela was 8.56 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 9.13 in 2006, while its lowest value was 5.45 in 1997.

Definition: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.

Source: World Health Organization National Health Account database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

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Year Value
1995 7.80
1996 6.56
1997 5.45
1998 6.19
1999 8.53
2000 7.98
2001 7.68
2002 7.56
2003 7.20
2004 8.90
2005 9.07
2006 9.13
2007 7.07
2008 8.41
2009 8.56

Health expenditure, public (% of GDP)

Health expenditure, public (% of GDP) in Venezuela was 2.41 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 2.70 in 2007, while its lowest value was 1.39 in 1997.

Definition: Public health expenditure consists of recurrent and capital spending from government (central and local) budgets, external borrowings and grants (including donations from international agencies and nongovernmental organizations), and social (or compulsory) health insurance funds.

Source: World Health Organization National Health Account database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

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Year Value
1995 1.80
1996 1.48
1997 1.39
1998 1.47
1999 2.09
2000 2.36
2001 2.42
2002 2.22
2003 2.23
2004 2.31
2005 2.35
2006 2.39
2007 2.70
2008 2.43
2009 2.41

Health expenditure, total (% of GDP)

Health expenditure, total (% of GDP) in Venezuela was 4.91 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 6.02 in 2009, while its lowest value was 3.49 in 1996.

Definition: Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.

Source: World Health Organization National Health Account database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).

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Year Value
1995 4.23
1996 3.49
1997 3.86
1998 4.51
1999 5.65
2000 5.69
2001 5.96
2002 5.65
2003 5.86
2004 5.57
2005 5.43
2006 5.74
2007 5.80
2008 5.40
2009 6.02
2010 4.91

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health services