Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Malaysia

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Malaysia in 2023 — 1.98%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.81 pp.

2023 1.98% +0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 136of 192
Period maximum 2.46%2021
Period minimum 1.17%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Malaysia, 2000–202311.522.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.17%2001: 1.35%2002: 1.37%2003: 1.52%2004: 1.46%2005: 1.36%2006: 1.67%2007: 1.62%2008: 1.6%2009: 1.81%2010: 1.68%2011: 1.76%2012: 1.86%2013: 1.89%2014: 2.03%2015: 2.03%2016: 1.89%2017: 1.92%2018: 1.93%2019: 2.01%2020: 2.18%2021: 2.46%2022: 1.97%2023: 1.98%
Change over the period: +0.81 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malaysia

Malaysia 1.98%
World 6.14%
South-Eastern Asia computed 2.07%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.98 +0.01 pp
2022 1.97 −0.49 pp
2021 2.46 +0.28 pp
2020 2.18 +0.17 pp
2019 2.01 +0.08 pp
2018 1.93 +0 pp
2017 1.92 +0.03 pp
2016 1.89 −0.14 pp
2015 2.03 +0 pp
2014 2.03 +0.14 pp
2013 1.89 +0.03 pp
2012 1.86 +0.1 pp
2011 1.76 +0.09 pp
2010 1.68 −0.13 pp
2009 1.81 +0.21 pp
2008 1.6 −0.03 pp
2007 1.62 −0.05 pp
2006 1.67 +0.31 pp
2005 1.36 −0.09 pp
2004 1.46 −0.06 pp
2003 1.52 +0.15 pp
2002 1.37 +0.02 pp
2001 1.35 +0.18 pp
2000 1.17

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.