Health share of government spending in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 6.33%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.81 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.33 | −1.88 pp |
| 2022 | 8.21 | −3.1 pp |
| 2021 | 11.31 | +1.57 pp |
| 2020 | 9.74 | +0.82 pp |
| 2019 | 8.91 | −0.57 pp |
| 2018 | 9.49 | +1.85 pp |
| 2017 | 7.64 | −0.93 pp |
| 2016 | 8.56 | +0.16 pp |
| 2015 | 8.4 | −0.63 pp |
| 2014 | 9.03 | −1.07 pp |
| 2013 | 10.1 | +2.04 pp |
| 2012 | 8.06 | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 7.97 | +0.13 pp |
| 2010 | 7.83 | −0 pp |
| 2009 | 7.84 | −0.89 pp |
| 2008 | 8.73 | −0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 9.33 | −0.23 pp |
| 2006 | 9.56 | −0.57 pp |
| 2005 | 10.14 | −0.91 pp |
| 2004 | 11.05 | +0.67 pp |
| 2003 | 10.38 | +0.01 pp |
| 2002 | 10.37 | +0.86 pp |
| 2001 | 9.52 | −0.62 pp |
| 2000 | 10.14 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
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.
