{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"co-health-expenditure-per-capita","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/co-health-expenditure-per-capita","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/co-health-expenditure-per-capita/","title":"Current Health Expenditure per Capita in Colombia (2025)","description":"Colombia's current health expenditure reached 2,088.1 USD PPP per capita in 2025 (preliminary), roughly flat from 2,089.8 in 2024. 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It covers spending by government schemes, private insurance, and out-of-pocket payments, published annually by the OECD under its System of Health Accounts (SHA). The most recent reading is 2,088.1 USD PPP in 2025 (preliminary)."},{"question":"How current is this data, and how reliable is the latest figure?","answer":"The series runs through 2025, though that year is flagged as a preliminary OECD estimate. The last fully finalized observation is 2024, at 2,089.8 USD PPP per capita. Figures are typically revised as national health accounts are finalized, so the 2025 value may shift in future OECD updates."},{"question":"How does Colombia's spending compare with the OECD average and regional peers?","answer":"Colombia's 2,089.8 USD PPP in 2024 sits well below the OECD average, typically cited at roughly $4,500 USD PPP in OECD publications, and far below the United States (14,823.1 USD PPP in 2024). It runs ahead of neighboring Mexico, which reported 1,653.4 USD PPP in 2024, suggesting Colombia's per-capita spending is likely mid-range among Latin American OECD members."},{"question":"What is the split between government and private spending?","answer":"In 2024, government and compulsory schemes covered an estimated 1,601.6 USD PPP per capita (about 76.6% of the total), while voluntary insurance and household out-of-pocket payments accounted for roughly 488.2 USD PPP (about 23.4%). That heavily public-financed structure has stayed fairly consistent across the series, with government financing typically covering more than three-quarters of current health spending."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"Per-capita spending has risen in most years since 2011, from 818.2 USD PPP that year to 2,088.1 USD PPP in 2025 — an increase of roughly 94% just since 2015. The largest single-year jump came in 2021, at +256.0 USD PPP, likely tied to pandemic-related health outlays, with 2023 and 2024 also seeing sizable increases of around +250 and +204 USD PPP respectively."}]}