Health spending share of GDP in Colombia

Current health spending in Colombia was equal to 8.1% of GDP in 2024.

Measure: Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Colombia, 2024 8.1% % of GDP
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 8.2%
World, 2023 10.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Colombia (2024).
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 9.6% Middle value of 22 countries

Health spending share of GDP in Colombia over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2024
Period ColombiaWorld
2024 8.1% –
2023 8.2% 10.1%
2022 7.6% 10.0%
2021 9.1% 10.3%
2020 8.7% 10.7%
2019 7.8% 9.7%
2018 7.7% 9.6%
2017 7.7% 9.7%
2016 7.5% 9.8%
2015 7.5% 9.7%
2014 7.2% 9.4%
2013 7.0% 9.3%
2012 6.7% 9.3%
2011 6.8% 9.3%
2010 7.1% 9.5%
2009 7.3% 9.8%
2008 6.8% 9.1%
2007 6.5% 9.1%
2006 6.3% 9.2%
2005 6.1% 9.3%
2004 5.8% 9.4%
2003 5.8% 9.5%
2002 5.7% 9.3%
2001 5.9% 9.0%
2000 5.6% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 8.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 7.2%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Colombia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database