Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — BRICS

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in BRICS in 2023 — 5.86%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.66 pp.

2023 5.86% +0.08 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 5.86%2023
Period minimum 4.6%2007

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — BRICS, 2000–20234.555.562000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.2%2001: 5.07%2002: 5.01%2003: 4.91%2004: 4.82%2005: 4.82%2006: 4.74%2007: 4.6%2008: 4.69%2009: 5.05%2010: 4.87%2011: 4.86%2012: 4.92%2013: 5.04%2014: 5.11%2015: 5.16%2016: 5.17%2017: 5.19%2018: 5.16%2019: 5.29%2020: 5.64%2021: 5.4%2022: 5.78%2023: 5.86%
Change over the period: +0.66 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

BRICS 5.86%
World 10.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.86 +0.08 pp
2022 5.78 +0.38 pp
2021 5.4 −0.24 pp
2020 5.64 +0.34 pp
2019 5.29 +0.13 pp
2018 5.16 −0.03 pp
2017 5.19 +0.02 pp
2016 5.17 +0.01 pp
2015 5.16 +0.04 pp
2014 5.11 +0.07 pp
2013 5.04 +0.12 pp
2012 4.92 +0.05 pp
2011 4.86 −0 pp
2010 4.87 −0.18 pp
2009 5.05 +0.36 pp
2008 4.69 +0.08 pp
2007 4.6 −0.13 pp
2006 4.74 −0.08 pp
2005 4.82 −0 pp
2004 4.82 −0.09 pp
2003 4.91 −0.09 pp
2002 5.01 −0.06 pp
2001 5.07 −0.13 pp
2000 5.2

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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