Health spending per person in Costa Rica

Health spending per person in Costa Rica was 2,208 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 7.3% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 38 countries in 2025.

2025, USD at PPP2,208 Estimated
Change on 2024+7.3%
Rank36th of 38Countries ranked
Series high2,2082025
Series low1,1682011

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Health spending per person in Costa Rica, 2011 to 2025

1,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250201120142017202020252011: 1,168 USD at PPP2012: 1,209 USD at PPP2013: 1,229 USD at PPP2014: 1,302 USD at PPP2015: 1,372 USD at PPP2016: 1,403 USD at PPP2017: 1,437 USD at PPP2018: 1,522 USD at PPP2019: 1,604 USD at PPP2020: 1,581 USD at PPP2021: 1,709 USD at PPP2022: 1,759 USD at PPP2023: 1,902 USD at PPP2024: 2,058 USD at PPP2025: 2,208 USD at PPP
USD at PPP. Source: OECD, OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, per capita, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-12.
All 15 values
PeriodUSD at PPP
20252,208 Estimated
20242,058
20231,902
20221,759
20211,709
20201,581
20191,604
20181,522 Series break
20171,437
20161,403
20151,372
20141,302
20131,229
20121,209
20111,168

Rankings

Definition

Current expenditure on health from all financing schemes, public and private, per inhabitant, in US dollars at current prices converted with purchasing power parities, under the System of Health Accounts 2011.

Current prices, so values rise with inflation; compare countries within a year rather than one country across decades.

How to cite

OECD. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, per capita, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, per capita, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA) (Health spending per person, Costa Rica, 2011 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD

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OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, per capita, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA), Health spending per person, Costa Rica, 2011 to 2025. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-per-person/costa-rica. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, per capita, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Health spending per person, Costa Rica, 2011 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-per-person/costa-rica.

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, per capita, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA), Health spending per person, Costa Rica, 2011 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_SHA%40DF_SHA&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.HD, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/health-spending-per-person/costa-rica (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the health spending per person in Costa Rica?

Health spending per person in Costa Rica was 2,208 USD at PPP in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. That is up 7.3% from 2024. That is the 36th highest of 38 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD Health expenditure and financing: current expenditure on health, all financing schemes, per capita, US dollars at current prices and PPPs (DSD_SHA@DF_SHA). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest health spending per person in Costa Rica?

2,208 USD at PPP in 2025, the highest value since 2011 in this series.

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