Early-demographic dividend vs Singapore: Domestic general government health expenditure
Early-demographic dividend
9.6%
in 2018
Singapore
17.4%
in 2023
Early-demographic dividend rank
20th
Singapore rank
22nd
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 17.4% against 9.6% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.8 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 22nd of 27 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 0.3% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 13.4% | 4.0% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Early-demographic dividend or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 17.4% against 9.6% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Early-demographic dividend and Singapore?
- 7.8%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Singapore?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Singapore rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th and Singapore ranks 22nd of 27 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.