Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Sri Lanka

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 1.24%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.97 pp.

2023 1.24% −0.29 pp vs 2022
World rank 157of 192
Period maximum 2.26%2021
Period minimum 1.24%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Sri Lanka, 2000–202311.522.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.2%2001: 2.13%2002: 2.16%2003: 2.01%2004: 2.13%2005: 2.04%2006: 1.96%2007: 1.85%2008: 1.67%2009: 1.65%2010: 1.51%2011: 1.52%2012: 1.4%2013: 1.68%2014: 1.55%2015: 1.62%2016: 1.56%2017: 1.37%2018: 1.66%2019: 1.73%2020: 2.16%2021: 2.26%2022: 1.53%2023: 1.24%
Change over the period: −0.97 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Sri Lanka 1.24%
World 6.14%
South Asia 1.21%
Southern Asia computed 1.34%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.24 −0.29 pp
2022 1.53 −0.74 pp
2021 2.26 +0.11 pp
2020 2.16 +0.42 pp
2019 1.73 +0.07 pp
2018 1.66 +0.3 pp
2017 1.37 −0.19 pp
2016 1.56 −0.06 pp
2015 1.62 +0.07 pp
2014 1.55 −0.13 pp
2013 1.68 +0.28 pp
2012 1.4 −0.13 pp
2011 1.52 +0.01 pp
2010 1.51 −0.13 pp
2009 1.65 −0.02 pp
2008 1.67 −0.19 pp
2007 1.85 −0.11 pp
2006 1.96 −0.08 pp
2005 2.04 −0.09 pp
2004 2.13 +0.12 pp
2003 2.01 −0.15 pp
2002 2.16 +0.03 pp
2001 2.13 −0.07 pp
2000 2.2

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.