Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritius

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Mauritius in 2023 — 2.47%. Ranked 111 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.94 pp.

2023 2.47% −0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 111of 192
Period maximum 3.36%2021
Period minimum 1.39%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritius, 2000–202311.522.533.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.53%2001: 1.57%2002: 1.69%2003: 1.67%2004: 1.8%2005: 1.7%2006: 1.62%2007: 1.47%2008: 1.39%2009: 1.58%2010: 1.99%2011: 1.75%2012: 1.88%2013: 1.93%2014: 2.43%2015: 2.31%2016: 2.45%2017: 2.47%2018: 2.48%2019: 2.5%2020: 2.93%2021: 3.36%2022: 2.52%2023: 2.47%
Change over the period: +0.94 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Mauritius 2.47%
World 6.14%
Eastern Africa computed 1.28%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.47 −0.06 pp
2022 2.52 −0.83 pp
2021 3.36 +0.42 pp
2020 2.93 +0.43 pp
2019 2.5 +0.02 pp
2018 2.48 +0.01 pp
2017 2.47 +0.03 pp
2016 2.45 +0.13 pp
2015 2.31 −0.11 pp
2014 2.43 +0.49 pp
2013 1.93 +0.06 pp
2012 1.88 +0.13 pp
2011 1.75 −0.25 pp
2010 1.99 +0.41 pp
2009 1.58 +0.19 pp
2008 1.39 −0.08 pp
2007 1.47 −0.15 pp
2006 1.62 −0.08 pp
2005 1.7 −0.11 pp
2004 1.8 +0.13 pp
2003 1.67 −0.02 pp
2002 1.69 +0.12 pp
2001 1.57 +0.04 pp
2000 1.53

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.