Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritius

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Mauritius in 2023 — 5.57%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.71 pp.

2023 5.57% −0.28 pp vs 2022
World rank 115of 192
Period maximum 6.62%2021
Period minimum 2.86%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritius, 2000–20232345672000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.86%2001: 2.92%2002: 3.19%2003: 3.18%2004: 3.32%2005: 3.52%2006: 3.61%2007: 3.52%2008: 3.94%2009: 4.17%2010: 4.52%2011: 4.25%2012: 4.22%2013: 4.62%2014: 5.38%2015: 5.55%2016: 5.54%2017: 5.6%2018: 5.6%2019: 5.7%2020: 6.1%2021: 6.62%2022: 5.84%2023: 5.57%
Change over the period: +2.71 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Mauritius 5.57%
World 10.06%
Eastern Africa computed 4%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.57 −0.28 pp
2022 5.84 −0.77 pp
2021 6.62 +0.52 pp
2020 6.1 +0.4 pp
2019 5.7 +0.09 pp
2018 5.6 +0 pp
2017 5.6 +0.06 pp
2016 5.54 −0.01 pp
2015 5.55 +0.17 pp
2014 5.38 +0.76 pp
2013 4.62 +0.4 pp
2012 4.22 −0.03 pp
2011 4.25 −0.27 pp
2010 4.52 +0.35 pp
2009 4.17 +0.23 pp
2008 3.94 +0.42 pp
2007 3.52 −0.08 pp
2006 3.61 +0.09 pp
2005 3.52 +0.2 pp
2004 3.32 +0.13 pp
2003 3.18 −0.01 pp
2002 3.19 +0.27 pp
2001 2.92 +0.06 pp
2000 2.86

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.