In 2021, spending on health represented approximately ten percent of Panama's gross domestic product (GDP), the highest value recorded during the analyzed decade. Health expenditure relative to GDP grew by three percentage points in the Central American country compared to 2010. In comparison, that year Cuba's healthcare spending corresponded to 14 percent of its GDP, the highest value reported among Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Health care expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Panama from 2010 to 2021
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WHO. (March 21, 2024). Health care expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Panama from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/952662/panama-health-expenditure-share-gdp/
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WHO. (2024). Health care expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Panama from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952662/panama-health-expenditure-share-gdp/
WHO. "Health Care Expenditure as Share of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in Panama from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952662/panama-health-expenditure-share-gdp/
WHO, Health care expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Panama from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952662/panama-health-expenditure-share-gdp/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Health care expenditure as share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Panama from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], WHO, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/952662/panama-health-expenditure-share-gdp/