Capital health expenditure in Singapore
Singapore: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Singapore, 2005–2009
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 Singapore is 0.3%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 58.6% on the previous year and up 531.2% over five years.
Singapore ranks 63rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Capital health expenditure in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +80.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +64.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +58.6% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 60 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 0.3%
- 62 Mauritania 0.3% compare
- 64 Niger 0.2%
- 65 Chile 0.2% compare
- 66 Kuwait 0.2% compare
More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % 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 Singapore?
- Capital health expenditure in Singapore was 0.3% in 2009, 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for capital health expenditure?
- Singapore ranks 63rd out of 128 countries with data for 2009.
- Where does this Singapore 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.