Capital health expenditure in Nepal
Nepal: Capital health expenditure was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Nepal, 2000–2021
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
Nepal recorded 0.7% for capital health expenditure in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.1% on the previous year and up 131.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Nepal peaked at 1.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Nepal 14th out of 128 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +78.8% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -40.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -67.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +39.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -31.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +68.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +31.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Nepal?
- Capital health expenditure in Nepal was 0.7% in 2021, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Nepal rank for capital health expenditure?
- Nepal ranks 14th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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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.