Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Low income (World Bank)
Low income (World Bank): Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 6.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.4%
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
7th
of 11 groups
All-time high
6.6%
in 2020
All-time low
4.3%
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Low income (World Bank), 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Low income (World Bank) is 6.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Low income (World Bank) peaked at 6.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Low income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income (World Bank)
- 4 Niue 16.1% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 7 Liberia 13.0% compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 12.9% compare
- 9 Lesotho 12.6% compare
- 10 Germany 11.7% compare
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7,814 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,130 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16,008 (2025)
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- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -0.6182 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate 0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.222 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Low income (World Bank)?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Low income (World Bank) was 6.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Low income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2001.
- How does Low income (World Bank) rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Low income (World Bank) ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Low income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income (World Bank) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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