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Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Singapore

Health share of government spending in Singapore in 2023 — 17.39%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 10 pp.

2023 17.39% −0.03 pp vs 2022
World rank 22of 192
Period maximum 19.15%2021
Period minimum 4.87%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Singapore, 2000–2023051015202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.39%2001: 4.87%2002: 6.54%2003: 8.33%2004: 7.13%2005: 7.89%2006: 7.85%2007: 10.35%2008: 8.65%2009: 7.15%2010: 10.94%2011: 11.97%2012: 13.21%2013: 13.96%2014: 13.66%2015: 13.54%2016: 13.31%2017: 15.31%2018: 14.57%2019: 16.29%2020: 13.86%2021: 19.15%2022: 17.41%2023: 17.39%
Change over the period: +10 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Singapore 17.39%
World computed 10.81%
East Asia & Pacific computed 11.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 8.82%
High-income countries computed 14.4%
Health share of government spending — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 17.39 −0.03 pp
2022 17.41 −1.74 pp
2021 19.15 +5.29 pp
2020 13.86 −2.43 pp
2019 16.29 +1.72 pp
2018 14.57 −0.74 pp
2017 15.31 +2.01 pp
2016 13.31 −0.23 pp
2015 13.54 −0.12 pp
2014 13.66 −0.31 pp
2013 13.96 +0.75 pp
2012 13.21 +1.24 pp
2011 11.97 +1.03 pp
2010 10.94 +3.8 pp
2009 7.15 −1.51 pp
2008 8.65 −1.69 pp
2007 10.35 +2.5 pp
2006 7.85 −0.04 pp
2005 7.89 +0.76 pp
2004 7.13 −1.2 pp
2003 8.33 +1.78 pp
2002 6.54 +1.67 pp
2001 4.87 −2.52 pp
2000 7.39 —

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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