Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Lower-middle-income countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 4.01%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.04 pp.

2023 4.01% −0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 4.32%2015
Period minimum 3.74%2019

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Lower-middle-income countries, 2000–20233.63.844.24.42000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.05%2001: 4.28%2002: 4.15%2003: 4.25%2004: 4.21%2005: 4.24%2006: 4.19%2007: 4.06%2008: 4.07%2009: 4.24%2010: 4.14%2011: 4.11%2012: 4.16%2013: 4.24%2014: 4.18%2015: 4.32%2016: 4.28%2017: 3.99%2018: 3.76%2019: 3.74%2020: 3.96%2021: 4.15%2022: 4.02%2023: 4.01%
Change over the period: −0.04 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 4.01%
World 10.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.01 −0.02 pp
2022 4.02 −0.13 pp
2021 4.15 +0.19 pp
2020 3.96 +0.22 pp
2019 3.74 −0.02 pp
2018 3.76 −0.23 pp
2017 3.99 −0.28 pp
2016 4.28 −0.05 pp
2015 4.32 +0.14 pp
2014 4.18 −0.06 pp
2013 4.24 +0.08 pp
2012 4.16 +0.05 pp
2011 4.11 −0.02 pp
2010 4.14 −0.1 pp
2009 4.24 +0.17 pp
2008 4.07 +0.01 pp
2007 4.06 −0.13 pp
2006 4.19 −0.05 pp
2005 4.24 +0.02 pp
2004 4.21 −0.04 pp
2003 4.25 +0.1 pp
2002 4.15 −0.13 pp
2001 4.28 +0.23 pp
2000 4.05

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.