Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 4.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Current health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 4.8% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 5.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2019.
That places Early-demographic dividend 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.9297 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0403 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.7819 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend?
- Current health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend was 4.8% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2019.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for current health expenditure?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.