Capital health expenditure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Sri Lanka, 2000–2018
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 Sri Lanka is 0.3%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2011.
That places Sri Lanka 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -14.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.3% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5%, 50% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 57 Cape Verde 0.3% compare
- 58 Solomon Islands 0.3% compare
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3% compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 0.3% compare
- 62 Mauritania 0.3% compare
- 63 Singapore 0.3% compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % 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 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- Capital health expenditure in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2018, 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for capital health expenditure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 60th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.