Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in World
World: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 6.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
7.2%
in 2021
All-time low
5.4%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in World, 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 World is 6.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in World peaked at 7.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 3 United States 16.7% compare
- 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
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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 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -0.915 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in World?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in World was 6.8% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does World rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- World ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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