Costa Rica - Health Spending 2023
6.87%
−0.32% from 2022
Costa Rica's health spending was 6.87% in 2023, decreased +0.32% from 7.18% in 2022. This was the 105th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lao PDR | 1.33% | -34.3% |
| 2nd | Bangladesh | 2.17% | -2.0% |
| 3rd | Brunei Darussalam | 2.23% | 25.9% |
| 4th | Djibouti | 2.28% | -9.6% |
| 5th | Guyana | 2.47% | -2.3% |
| 6th | Pakistan | 2.52% | -13.2% |
| 7th | Qatar | 2.52% | 15.4% |
| 8th | Angola | 2.55% | -2.1% |
| 9th | Indonesia | 2.70% | 0.3% |
| 10th | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.71% | -19.9% |
| 11th | Sudan | 2.85% | -24.8% |
| 12th | Papua New Guinea | 2.87% | 9.8% |
| 13th | Gambia, The | 2.89% | -18.2% |
| 14th | Zimbabwe | 2.93% | -13.8% |
| 15th | Ghana | 2.95% | -19.8% |
| 16th | Tanzania | 3.05% | -2.6% |
| 17th | Monaco | 3.12% | -8.1% |
| 18th | Gabon | 3.13% | 8.4% |
| 19th | Haiti | 3.19% | -0.5% |
| 20th | Congo, Republic of | 3.30% | 43.4% |
| 21st | Benin | 3.34% | 11.9% |
| 22nd | India | 3.34% | -1.7% |
| 23rd | Madagascar | 3.43% | 8.9% |
| 24th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.43% | -5.7% |
| 25th | Oman | 3.49% | 13.8% |
| 26th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.50% | 23.3% |
| 27th | Fiji | 3.62% | -10.0% |
| 28th | Sri Lanka | 3.68% | -7.5% |
| 29th | Eritrea | 3.68% | -4.9% |
| 30th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.68% | -6.5% |
| 31st | Guinea | 3.69% | -3.6% |
| 32nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 3.74% | 31.5% |
| 33rd | Kazakhstan | 3.77% | 0.6% |
| 34th | Mali | 3.81% | 2.5% |
| 35th | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.91% | -11.7% |
| 36th | Malaysia | 3.96% | 1.5% |
| 37th | Bahrain | 4.00% | 2.7% |
| 38th | Niger | 4.05% | -6.9% |
| 39th | Vanuatu | 4.12% | 1.5% |
| 40th | Belize | 4.15% | -1.6% |
| 41st | Nigeria | 4.19% | -0.5% |
| 42nd | Uganda | 4.24% | -4.8% |
| 43rd | Azerbaijan | 4.27% | 25.1% |
| 44th | Türkiye | 4.28% | 15.4% |
| 45th | Senegal | 4.32% | 6.9% |
| 46th | Mauritania | 4.34% | -7.0% |
| 47th | Algeria | 4.35% | 19.7% |
| 48th | Kenya | 4.35% | 0.7% |
| 49th | Bhutan | 4.42% | 12.7% |
| 50th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.44% | -3.7% |
| 51st | Myanmar | 4.46% | -0.8% |
| 52nd | Seychelles | 4.48% | 1.9% |
| 53rd | Singapore | 4.49% | 3.7% |
| 54th | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.50% | -10.8% |
| 55th | Thailand | 4.54% | -15.3% |
| 56th | Cameroon | 4.55% | 1.3% |
| 57th | Viet Nam | 4.56% | 0.5% |
| 58th | Dominican Republic | 4.60% | -1.0% |
| 59th | Cambodia | 4.62% | 3.3% |
| 60th | Grenada | 4.65% | -6.9% |
| 61st | Sierra Leone | 4.72% | -1.8% |
| 62nd | St. Lucia | 4.73% | -0.4% |
| 63rd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 4.88% | 3.4% |
| 64th | Kuwait | 4.96% | 18.2% |
| 65th | United Arab Emirates | 4.97% | 8.9% |
| 66th | Chad | 5.00% | 20.2% |
| 67th | Dominica | 5.01% | -16.2% |
| 68th | Philippines | 5.10% | -1.1% |
| 69th | Rwanda | 5.13% | -13.5% |
| 70th | Solomon Islands | 5.36% | 11.2% |
| 71st | Barbados | 5.40% | -8.0% |
| 72nd | Suriname | 5.41% | -8.9% |
| 73rd | Turkmenistan | 5.50% | 2.4% |
| 74th | Mexico | 5.50% | -3.6% |
| 75th | Iraq | 5.53% | 27.7% |
| 76th | Mauritius | 5.57% | -4.7% |
| 77th | Lebanon | 5.57% | 13.5% |
| 78th | Peru | 5.64% | -7.5% |
| 79th | Saudi Arabia | 5.69% | 7.0% |
| 80th | Romania | 5.71% | -1.5% |
| 81st | Liechtenstein | 5.71% | 1.2% |
| 82nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.74% | 3.8% |
| 83rd | São Tomé and Principe | 5.77% | 0.0% |
| 84th | Luxembourg | 5.79% | 3.2% |
| 85th | Cabo Verde | 5.85% | -12.7% |
| 86th | China | 5.94% | 1.1% |
| 87th | Zambia | 5.98% | 14.7% |
| 88th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.03% | 7.1% |
| 89th | Morocco | 6.06% | 5.4% |
| 90th | Mongolia | 6.07% | -31.4% |
| 91st | Togo | 6.11% | -2.1% |
| 92nd | Nepal | 6.16% | -5.7% |
| 93rd | Botswana | 6.26% | 9.1% |
| 94th | Bahamas, The | 6.30% | -10.5% |
| 95th | Hungary | 6.37% | -4.2% |
| 96th | Malawi | 6.53% | -1.4% |
| 97th | Comoros | 6.55% | -22.7% |
| 98th | Ireland | 6.58% | 9.2% |
| 99th | San Marino | 6.61% | -8.5% |
| 100th | Moldova | 6.74% | -3.3% |
| 101st | Uzbekistan | 6.74% | 1.9% |
| 102nd | Samoa | 6.78% | -2.2% |
| 103rd | Guatemala | 6.80% | -5.1% |
| 104th | Georgia | 6.86% | -17.3% |
| 105th | Costa Rica | 6.87% | -4.4% |
| 106th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.92% | -3.4% |
| 107th | Russian Federation | 7.04% | 2.4% |
| 108th | Albania | 7.05% | -6.4% |
| 109th | Belarus | 7.08% | 7.7% |
| 110th | Israel | 7.10% | -0.3% |
| 111th | Poland | 7.14% | 10.4% |
| 112th | Croatia | 7.15% | -2.0% |
| 113th | Latvia | 7.28% | -10.2% |
| 114th | Lithuania | 7.32% | 1.0% |
| 115th | Slovak Republic | 7.35% | -4.5% |
| 116th | Tonga | 7.36% | -7.4% |
| 117th | North Macedonia | 7.43% | 0.1% |
| 118th | Tajikistan | 7.44% | -2.5% |
| 119th | Estonia | 7.47% | 7.7% |
| 120th | Eswatini | 7.50% | 3.5% |
| 121st | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.53% | 13.3% |
| 122nd | Ecuador | 7.56% | -0.5% |
| 123rd | Jamaica | 7.60% | -12.1% |
| 124th | Jordan | 7.66% | -1.0% |
| 125th | Andorra | 7.70% | 2.4% |
| 126th | Honduras | 7.71% | -5.5% |
| 127th | Burkina Faso | 7.80% | 5.2% |
| 128th | Libya | 7.81% | 64.5% |
| 129th | Bulgaria | 7.92% | 3.7% |
| 130th | Tunisia | 7.99% | 6.3% |
| 131st | Serbia | 8.03% | -6.4% |
| 132nd | Cyprus | 8.12% | -1.8% |
| 133rd | Colombia | 8.16% | 7.5% |
| 134th | Nicaragua | 8.30% | -7.6% |
| 135th | Panama | 8.33% | -7.9% |
| 136th | Paraguay | 8.36% | 8.0% |
| 137th | Greece | 8.39% | -0.7% |
| 138th | Italy | 8.41% | -5.0% |
| 139th | Czechia | 8.43% | -0.5% |
| 140th | Mozambique | 8.50% | 3.1% |
| 141st | Korea | 8.57% | -3.3% |
| 142nd | Iceland | 8.71% | -4.1% |
| 143rd | Guinea-Bissau | 8.82% | 5.8% |
| 144th | Malta | 8.84% | -2.7% |
| 145th | South Africa | 8.91% | 1.9% |
| 146th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.92% | 2.4% |
| 147th | Uruguay | 9.02% | 1.4% |
| 148th | Burundi | 9.09% | 4.9% |
| 149th | Spain | 9.22% | -4.7% |
| 150th | Maldives | 9.25% | 23.3% |
| 151st | El Salvador | 9.29% | -5.4% |
| 152nd | Slovenia | 9.30% | -3.4% |
| 153rd | Armenia | 9.32% | -6.4% |
| 154th | Cuba | 9.38% | -20.4% |
| 155th | Norway | 9.43% | 19.2% |
| 156th | Namibia | 9.48% | -1.4% |
| 157th | Denmark | 9.56% | 0.9% |
| 158th | Timor-Leste | 9.60% | 28.6% |
| 159th | Montenegro | 9.65% | -5.3% |
| 160th | Yemen, Republic of | 9.70% | 10.0% |
| 161st | Brazil | 9.73% | 3.7% |
| 162nd | Netherlands | 9.83% | -2.0% |
| 163rd | European Union | 10.00% | -2.9% |
| 164th | Portugal | 10.03% | -4.9% |
| 165th | New Zealand | 10.13% | -4.2% |
| 166th | Chile | 10.17% | 1.7% |
| 167th | Argentina | 10.27% | 1.1% |
| 168th | Australia | 10.40% | 5.1% |
| 169th | Finland | 10.47% | 7.5% |
| 170th | Central African Republic | 10.66% | 7.1% |
| 171st | West Bank and Gaza | 10.73% | 10.6% |
| 172nd | Japan | 10.74% | -12.8% |
| 173rd | Belgium | 10.80% | 0.6% |
| 174th | Palau | 10.85% | -27.0% |
| 175th | Kiribati | 10.95% | 4.0% |
| 176th | United Kingdom | 10.99% | -1.0% |
| 177th | Sweden | 11.15% | 2.7% |
| 178th | Austria | 11.15% | -0.6% |
| 179th | Canada | 11.19% | 1.0% |
| 180th | France | 11.52% | -2.6% |
| 181st | South Sudan | 11.61% | 76.6% |
| 182nd | Switzerland | 11.69% | 0.8% |
| 183rd | Germany | 11.74% | -5.6% |
| 184th | Lesotho | 12.61% | -2.2% |
| 185th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.88% | 2.0% |
| 186th | Liberia | 13.01% | -4.3% |
| 187th | Marshall Islands | 13.41% | -1.5% |
| 188th | Afghanistan | 14.99% | -35.1% |
| 189th | United States | 16.69% | 1.0% |
| 190th | Nauru | 18.21% | -0.7% |
| 191st | Tuvalu | 27.09% | 27.3% |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's health spending in 2023?▾
Costa Rica's health spending in 2023 was 6.87%. This ranked 105th globally.
How did Costa Rica's health spending change in 2023?▾
Costa Rica's health spending decreased by 4.4% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest health spending in 2023?▾
Tuvalu had the highest health spending in 2023 at 27.09%.
What is the health spending of Costa Rica in 2023?▾
The health spending of Costa Rica in 2023 was 6.87%. This ranked 105th globally.
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Costa Rica's health spending?▾
Costa Rica's health spending went from 7.18% in 2022 to 6.87% in 2023, a 4.4% decrease.
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