Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Myanmar

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Myanmar in 2023 — 4.46%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.45 pp.

2023 4.46% −0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 140of 192
Period maximum 5.54%2021
Period minimum 1.95%2011

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Myanmar, 2000–20231234562000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.01%2001: 2.16%2002: 2.59%2003: 2.4%2004: 2.33%2005: 2.34%2006: 2.27%2007: 2.04%2008: 2.12%2009: 2.17%2010: 1.97%2011: 1.95%2012: 2.44%2013: 3.11%2014: 4.15%2015: 5.2%2016: 4.76%2017: 4.69%2018: 4.54%2019: 3.81%2020: 4.28%2021: 5.54%2022: 4.49%2023: 4.46%
Change over the period: +2.45 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Myanmar 4.46%
World 10.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 3.86%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.46 −0.03 pp
2022 4.49 −1.04 pp
2021 5.54 +1.26 pp
2020 4.28 +0.46 pp
2019 3.81 −0.72 pp
2018 4.54 −0.16 pp
2017 4.69 −0.07 pp
2016 4.76 −0.43 pp
2015 5.2 +1.05 pp
2014 4.15 +1.04 pp
2013 3.11 +0.68 pp
2012 2.44 +0.49 pp
2011 1.95 −0.02 pp
2010 1.97 −0.2 pp
2009 2.17 +0.05 pp
2008 2.12 +0.09 pp
2007 2.04 −0.23 pp
2006 2.27 −0.08 pp
2005 2.34 +0.01 pp
2004 2.33 −0.06 pp
2003 2.4 −0.2 pp
2002 2.59 +0.43 pp
2001 2.16 +0.15 pp
2000 2.01

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.