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Brazil - Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.29

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 193 economies tracked

Latest value

4.29 (2023)

Global rank

##74 of 193 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 2000

1.24×

Ranking Race — Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#79200020052010201520202024#58#742021 overtook Peru2022 overtook Libya
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. Brazil climbed from #58 to #74 (overtook Peru). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

2015
Deep recession curated

GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

2021
Overtook Peru in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Libya in global rank auto

Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2000200520102015202020233.353.673.994.31

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