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Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Lower-middle-income countries

Health share of government spending in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 8.3%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.18 pp.

2023 8.3% +0.08 pp vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 8.71%2021
Period minimum 7.33%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Lower-middle-income countries, 2000–202377.588.592000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 8.12%2001: 7.8%2002: 7.89%2003: 7.88%2004: 7.84%2005: 8.22%2006: 8.01%2007: 7.59%2008: 7.33%2009: 7.37%2010: 7.45%2011: 7.56%2012: 7.44%2013: 7.45%2014: 7.52%2015: 7.52%2016: 7.57%2017: 7.77%2018: 7.67%2019: 7.96%2020: 8.36%2021: 8.71%2022: 8.23%2023: 8.3%
Change over the period: +0.18 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 8.3%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.3 +0.08 pp
2022 8.23 −0.48 pp
2021 8.71 +0.34 pp
2020 8.36 +0.4 pp
2019 7.96 +0.29 pp
2018 7.67 −0.11 pp
2017 7.77 +0.21 pp
2016 7.57 +0.05 pp
2015 7.52 −0 pp
2014 7.52 +0.07 pp
2013 7.45 +0.01 pp
2012 7.44 −0.12 pp
2011 7.56 +0.11 pp
2010 7.45 +0.08 pp
2009 7.37 +0.04 pp
2008 7.33 −0.26 pp
2007 7.59 −0.41 pp
2006 8.01 −0.22 pp
2005 8.22 +0.39 pp
2004 7.84 −0.04 pp
2003 7.88 −0.01 pp
2002 7.89 +0.09 pp
2001 7.8 −0.32 pp
2000 8.12 —

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.

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