Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Nepal

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Nepal in 2023 — 6.16%. Ranked 99 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.03 pp.

2023 6.16% −0.37 pp vs 2022
World rank 99of 192
Period maximum 6.53%2022
Period minimum 3.13%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Nepal, 2000–2023345672000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.13%2001: 3.81%2002: 3.94%2003: 3.86%2004: 4.05%2005: 3.95%2006: 3.54%2007: 3.67%2008: 3.82%2009: 3.9%2010: 4.36%2011: 4.45%2012: 4.49%2013: 4.63%2014: 5.08%2015: 5.47%2016: 5.42%2017: 4.72%2018: 4.53%2019: 4.45%2020: 5.21%2021: 5.53%2022: 6.53%2023: 6.16%
Change over the period: +3.03 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 6.16%
World 10.06%
South Asia 3.26%
Southern Asia computed 3.51%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 6.16 −0.37 pp
2022 6.53 +0.99 pp
2021 5.53 +0.33 pp
2020 5.21 +0.76 pp
2019 4.45 −0.08 pp
2018 4.53 −0.19 pp
2017 4.72 −0.7 pp
2016 5.42 −0.04 pp
2015 5.47 +0.39 pp
2014 5.08 +0.45 pp
2013 4.63 +0.14 pp
2012 4.49 +0.04 pp
2011 4.45 +0.09 pp
2010 4.36 +0.46 pp
2009 3.9 +0.08 pp
2008 3.82 +0.14 pp
2007 3.67 +0.13 pp
2006 3.54 −0.41 pp
2005 3.95 −0.1 pp
2004 4.05 +0.19 pp
2003 3.86 −0.08 pp
2002 3.94 +0.13 pp
2001 3.81 +0.68 pp
2000 3.13

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.