Health share of government spending in Nepal in 2023 — 7.66%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.41 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.66 | −0.35 pp |
| 2022 | 8.01 | +1.52 pp |
| 2021 | 6.49 | +0.82 pp |
| 2020 | 5.67 | +1.64 pp |
| 2019 | 4.03 | +0.22 pp |
| 2018 | 3.81 | −0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 4.51 | −0.81 pp |
| 2016 | 5.31 | +0.17 pp |
| 2015 | 5.15 | −0.12 pp |
| 2014 | 5.27 | +0.38 pp |
| 2013 | 4.88 | +0.19 pp |
| 2012 | 4.69 | −0.18 pp |
| 2011 | 4.87 | +0.07 pp |
| 2010 | 4.81 | +0.11 pp |
| 2009 | 4.69 | −0.62 pp |
| 2008 | 5.31 | +0.14 pp |
| 2007 | 5.18 | −2.41 pp |
| 2006 | 7.58 | +1.33 pp |
| 2005 | 6.25 | +0.77 pp |
| 2004 | 5.48 | −0.04 pp |
| 2003 | 5.52 | −0.58 pp |
| 2002 | 6.1 | +1.57 pp |
| 2001 | 4.53 | +0.28 pp |
| 2000 | 4.25 | — |
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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.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
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Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
