Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — BRICS

Health share of government spending in BRICS in 2023 — 12.12%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 4.31 pp.

2023 12.12% +0.16 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 12.12%2023
Period minimum 7.29%2002

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — BRICS, 2000–2023681012142000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.81%2001: 7.63%2002: 7.29%2003: 7.8%2004: 7.8%2005: 7.6%2006: 8.08%2007: 8.44%2008: 8.07%2009: 8.68%2010: 8.57%2011: 8.63%2012: 9.12%2013: 9.28%2014: 10.28%2015: 10.83%2016: 10.74%2017: 10.75%2018: 10.42%2019: 10.39%2020: 11.74%2021: 12%2022: 11.96%2023: 12.12%
Change over the period: +4.31 pp Annual average: 0.19 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

BRICS 12.12%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 12.12 +0.16 pp
2022 11.96 −0.04 pp
2021 12 +0.26 pp
2020 11.74 +1.35 pp
2019 10.39 −0.03 pp
2018 10.42 −0.32 pp
2017 10.75 +0 pp
2016 10.74 −0.09 pp
2015 10.83 +0.55 pp
2014 10.28 +1 pp
2013 9.28 +0.17 pp
2012 9.12 +0.49 pp
2011 8.63 +0.05 pp
2010 8.57 −0.1 pp
2009 8.68 +0.61 pp
2008 8.07 −0.38 pp
2007 8.44 +0.36 pp
2006 8.08 +0.48 pp
2005 7.6 −0.2 pp
2004 7.8 +0 pp
2003 7.8 +0.51 pp
2002 7.29 −0.34 pp
2001 7.63 −0.18 pp
2000 7.81

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.