Current health expenditure in China
China: Current health expenditure was 5.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in China, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in China stood at 5.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in China peaked at 5.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2007.
That places China 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 103 Morocco 6.1% compare
- 104 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.0% compare
- 105 Zambia 6.0% compare
- 107 Luxembourg 5.9% compare
- 108 Cape Verde 5.8% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 5.8% compare
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.032 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in China?
- Current health expenditure in China was 5.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2007.
- How does China rank for current health expenditure?
- China ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.