Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Low-income countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in low-income countries in 2023 — 4.55%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.81 pp.

2023 4.55% −0.2 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 5.46%2016
Period minimum 3.74%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Low-income countries, 2000–20233.544.555.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.74%2001: 4.1%2002: 4.31%2003: 4.67%2004: 4.75%2005: 4.7%2006: 4.93%2007: 5.1%2008: 4.87%2009: 5.24%2010: 4.99%2011: 4.77%2012: 4.85%2013: 5.17%2014: 5.32%2015: 5.37%2016: 5.46%2017: 5.26%2018: 4.96%2019: 4.69%2020: 5.11%2021: 5%2022: 4.75%2023: 4.55%
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: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 4.55%
World 10.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.55 −0.2 pp
2022 4.75 −0.24 pp
2021 5 −0.11 pp
2020 5.11 +0.41 pp
2019 4.69 −0.27 pp
2018 4.96 −0.3 pp
2017 5.26 −0.19 pp
2016 5.46 +0.09 pp
2015 5.37 +0.04 pp
2014 5.32 +0.15 pp
2013 5.17 +0.32 pp
2012 4.85 +0.09 pp
2011 4.77 −0.22 pp
2010 4.99 −0.25 pp
2009 5.24 +0.38 pp
2008 4.87 −0.23 pp
2007 5.1 +0.17 pp
2006 4.93 +0.23 pp
2005 4.7 −0.05 pp
2004 4.75 +0.08 pp
2003 4.67 +0.36 pp
2002 4.31 +0.22 pp
2001 4.1 +0.36 pp
2000 3.74

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.