Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Western Pacific (WHO region)
Western Pacific (WHO region): Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 8.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Western Pacific (WHO region), 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 Western Pacific (WHO region) is 8.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Western Pacific (WHO region) peaked at 9.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2003.
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 Western Pacific (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +36.9% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Western Pacific (WHO region) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +36.9% | 6.6% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Pacific (WHO region)
- 1 Tuvalu 27.1% compare
- 2 Nauru 18.2% compare
- 3 United States 16.7% compare
- 4 Niue 16.1% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 15.0% compare
More health data for Western Pacific (WHO region)
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- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,464 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 428 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 78,782 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 214 (2025)
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- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 228.55 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Western Pacific (WHO region) was 8.0% 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 Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2003.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO region) rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Western Pacific (WHO region) ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO region) 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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