Capital health expenditure in Malaysia
Malaysia: Capital health expenditure was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Malaysia, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.2% for capital health expenditure in 2019.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Malaysia peaked at 0.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Malaysia 83rd out of 128 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +54.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -48.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +65.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -45.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +12.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 85% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 80 Grenada 0.2% compare
- 81 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2% compare
- 82 Saint Lucia 0.2% compare
- 84 Nigeria 0.2% compare
- 85 Equatorial Guinea 0.2% compare
- 86 Samoa 0.2% compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Malaysia?
- Capital health expenditure in Malaysia was 0.2% in 2019, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for capital health expenditure?
- Malaysia ranks 83rd out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.