Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Myanmar, 2000–2022
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
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Myanmar is 0.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 51.5% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Myanmar peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Myanmar 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +134.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -41.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -48.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -23.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +52.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +511.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +41.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -48.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -51.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 48% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 52% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +511.7% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1% compare
- 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1% compare
- 98 Guatemala 0.1% compare
- 100 North Macedonia 0.1% compare
- 101 Monaco 0.1% compare
- 102 Laos 0.1% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Myanmar?
- Capital health expenditure in Myanmar was 0.1% in 2022, 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for capital health expenditure?
- Myanmar ranks 99th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.