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Health share of government spending — Malaysia

Health share of government spending in Malaysia in 2023 — 7.94%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.37 pp.

2023 7.94% −0.06 pp vs 2022
World rank 126of 192
Period maximum 10.06%2021
Period minimum 4.58%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Malaysia, 2000–202346810122000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.58%2001: 4.79%2002: 5.04%2003: 5.41%2004: 5.63%2005: 5.55%2006: 6.55%2007: 6.28%2008: 5.93%2009: 5.87%2010: 6.31%2011: 6.52%2012: 6.54%2013: 6.82%2014: 7.82%2015: 8.23%2016: 8.26%2017: 8.72%2018: 8.45%2019: 8.52%2020: 8.69%2021: 10.06%2022: 8%2023: 7.94%
Change over the period: +3.37 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Malaysia 7.94%
World computed 10.81%
East Asia & Pacific computed 11.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 8.82%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Malaysia, by year Malaysia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 7.94 −0.06 pp
2022 8 −2.05 pp
2021 10.06 +1.37 pp
2020 8.69 +0.17 pp
2019 8.52 +0.07 pp
2018 8.45 −0.27 pp
2017 8.72 +0.46 pp
2016 8.26 +0.03 pp
2015 8.23 +0.41 pp
2014 7.82 +1.01 pp
2013 6.82 +0.27 pp
2012 6.54 +0.03 pp
2011 6.52 +0.2 pp
2010 6.31 +0.45 pp
2009 5.87 −0.07 pp
2008 5.93 −0.34 pp
2007 6.28 −0.27 pp
2006 6.55 +1 pp
2005 5.55 −0.07 pp
2004 5.63 +0.22 pp
2003 5.41 +0.38 pp
2002 5.04 +0.25 pp
2001 4.79 +0.21 pp
2000 4.58 —

South-Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SG Singapore 17.39 TH Thailand 15.56 VN Vietnam 10.45 TL Timor-Leste 9.16 PH Philippines 8.77 ID Indonesia 8.52 MY Malaysia 7.94 BN Brunei Darussalam 7.02 KH Cambodia 6.65 LA Laos 3.21 MM Myanmar 2.34
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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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