Capital health expenditure in Philippines
Philippines: Capital health expenditure was 0.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Philippines, 2000–2023
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
Philippines recorded 0.8% for capital health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 93.5% on the previous year and up 765.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Philippines peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
Philippines ranks 11th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +45.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -57.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +259.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +190.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +242.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +42.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -37.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +93.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 Philippines?
- Capital health expenditure in Philippines was 0.8% in 2023, 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does Philippines rank for capital health expenditure?
- Philippines ranks 11th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 765.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.