Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 1.54%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.54 | −0.01 pp |
| 2022 | 1.54 | −0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 1.64 | +0.14 pp |
| 2020 | 1.5 | +0.15 pp |
| 2019 | 1.35 | −0.04 pp |
| 2018 | 1.39 | −0.12 pp |
| 2017 | 1.51 | +0.02 pp |
| 2016 | 1.49 | +0.01 pp |
| 2015 | 1.48 | +0.09 pp |
| 2014 | 1.39 | +0.05 pp |
| 2013 | 1.34 | −0.04 pp |
| 2012 | 1.38 | +0.03 pp |
| 2011 | 1.35 | +0.03 pp |
| 2010 | 1.32 | −0.07 pp |
| 2009 | 1.4 | +0.09 pp |
| 2008 | 1.31 | +0.04 pp |
| 2007 | 1.27 | −0.05 pp |
| 2006 | 1.32 | +0.03 pp |
| 2005 | 1.29 | +0.07 pp |
| 2004 | 1.22 | −0.01 pp |
| 2003 | 1.23 | −0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.23 | −0.05 pp |
| 2001 | 1.28 | +0.04 pp |
| 2000 | 1.24 | — |
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.
What part of all government spending a country directs to health.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
Healthcare Out-of-pocket health expenditureWhat share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.