{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cr-health-expenditure-per-capita","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cr-health-expenditure-per-capita","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cr-health-expenditure-per-capita/","title":"Current Health Expenditure per Capita in Costa Rica (2025)","description":"Costa Rica's current health expenditure reached 2,207.8 USD PPP per capita in 2025 (estimate), up from 2,057.7 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 2,207.8 USD PPP in 2025 (estimate)."},{"question":"How current is this data, and how reliable is the latest figure?","answer":"The series runs from 2011 through 2025, though the most recent year is flagged as an OECD estimate. The last fully finalized observation is 2024, at 2,057.7 USD PPP per capita. Figures are typically revised as national health accounts are finalized, so the 2025 value may shift in future OECD updates. 2018 is also flagged as a break in series, likely reflecting a methodology or classification change."},{"question":"How does Costa Rica's spending compare with the OECD average?","answer":"In 2024 — the most recent year with complete data across OECD members — Costa Rica recorded 2,057.7 USD PPP per capita, roughly 33.2% of the unweighted average of about 6,205.8 USD PPP across the other 37 OECD member countries for the same year. Costa Rica is typically among the lower per-capita spenders within the OECD, well below the United States (14,823.1 USD PPP in 2024) and Chile (4,002.9 USD PPP), and close to regional peer Colombia (2,089.8 USD PPP), though still ahead of Mexico (1,653.4 USD PPP)."},{"question":"What is the split between government and private spending?","answer":"In 2024, government and compulsory schemes covered an estimated 1,430.0 USD PPP per capita (about 69.5% of the total), while voluntary insurance and household out-of-pocket payments accounted for roughly 627.7 USD PPP (about 30.5%). Costa Rica's government-funded share is typically higher than in several Latin American OECD peers, reflecting its long-standing social insurance model (Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"Per-capita spending has risen in most years since 2011, from 1,167.6 USD PPP that year to 2,207.8 USD PPP in 2025 — an increase of roughly 89% over the period and about 60.9% just since 2015. The largest single-year jump came in 2024, at +156.0 USD PPP, with 2023 and 2025 also seeing sizable increases. The only year-on-year decline in the series was in 2020, likely tied to pandemic-related disruptions to routine care spending."}]}