Health spending share of GDP in Venezuela

Current health spending in Venezuela was equal to 3.8% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2018 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Venezuela, 2023 3.8% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −0.8percentage points 2022: 4.6%
World, 2023 10.1% Official aggregate
Position in 2023 158th of 192 See the full ranking

Health spending share of GDP in Venezuela 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 2023
Period VenezuelaWorld
2023 3.8% 10.1%
2022 4.6% 10.0%
2021 4.1% 10.3%
2020 4.1% 10.7%
2019 2.2% 9.7%
2018 2.4% 9.6%
2017 – 9.7%
2016 – 9.8%
2015 – 9.7%
2014 – 9.4%
2013 – 9.3%
2012 – 9.3%
2011 – 9.3%
2010 – 9.5%
2009 – 9.8%
2008 – 9.1%
2007 – 9.1%
2006 – 9.2%
2005 – 9.3%
2004 – 9.4%
2003 – 9.5%
2002 – 9.3%
2001 – 9.0%
2000 – 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 4.6% in 2022.
  • Since 2018, when it was 2.4%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Venezuela has the 158th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.

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
2018 to 2023 for Venezuela
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