Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — East Asia & Pacific

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in East Asia & Pacific in 2023 — 4.43%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.14 pp.

2023 4.43% −0.25 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.72%2012
Period minimum 3.86%2007

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — East Asia & Pacific, 2000–20233.7544.254.54.752000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.29%2001: 4.28%2002: 4.22%2003: 4.25%2004: 4.25%2005: 4.2%2006: 3.98%2007: 3.86%2008: 3.97%2009: 4.38%2010: 4.3%2011: 4.69%2012: 4.72%2013: 4.44%2014: 4.43%2015: 4.42%2016: 4.45%2017: 4.35%2018: 4.31%2019: 4.42%2020: 4.63%2021: 4.54%2022: 4.69%2023: 4.43%
Change over the period: +0.14 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 4.43%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.43 −0.25 pp
2022 4.69 +0.15 pp
2021 4.54 −0.09 pp
2020 4.63 +0.21 pp
2019 4.42 +0.11 pp
2018 4.31 −0.04 pp
2017 4.35 −0.1 pp
2016 4.45 +0.03 pp
2015 4.42 −0.02 pp
2014 4.43 −0.01 pp
2013 4.44 −0.28 pp
2012 4.72 +0.03 pp
2011 4.69 +0.39 pp
2010 4.3 −0.08 pp
2009 4.38 +0.41 pp
2008 3.97 +0.12 pp
2007 3.86 −0.13 pp
2006 3.98 −0.21 pp
2005 4.2 −0.05 pp
2004 4.25 −0 pp
2003 4.25 +0.03 pp
2002 4.22 −0.07 pp
2001 4.28 −0.01 pp
2000 4.29

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.