Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Singapore

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Singapore in 2023 — 4.49%. Ranked 138 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.15 pp.

2023 4.49% +0.16 pp vs 2022
World rank 138of 192
Period maximum 5.7%2020
Period minimum 2.84%2007

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Singapore, 2000–2023234562000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.34%2001: 3.16%2002: 3.36%2003: 3.61%2004: 3.15%2005: 3.03%2006: 2.93%2007: 2.84%2008: 3.19%2009: 3.39%2010: 3.2%2011: 3.15%2012: 3.32%2013: 3.68%2014: 3.87%2015: 4.18%2016: 4.38%2017: 4.36%2018: 4.07%2019: 4.41%2020: 5.7%2021: 5.15%2022: 4.33%2023: 4.49%
Change over the period: +1.15 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Singapore 4.49%
World 10.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 3.86%
High-income countries computed 12.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.49 +0.16 pp
2022 4.33 −0.81 pp
2021 5.15 −0.55 pp
2020 5.7 +1.29 pp
2019 4.41 +0.33 pp
2018 4.07 −0.29 pp
2017 4.36 −0.02 pp
2016 4.38 +0.2 pp
2015 4.18 +0.31 pp
2014 3.87 +0.19 pp
2013 3.68 +0.36 pp
2012 3.32 +0.17 pp
2011 3.15 −0.04 pp
2010 3.2 −0.2 pp
2009 3.39 +0.2 pp
2008 3.19 +0.36 pp
2007 2.84 −0.1 pp
2006 2.93 −0.1 pp
2005 3.03 −0.12 pp
2004 3.15 −0.46 pp
2003 3.61 +0.25 pp
2002 3.36 +0.2 pp
2001 3.16 −0.18 pp
2000 3.34

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.