Current health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Current health expenditure was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 5.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 5.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2007.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.843 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate -0.6786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Current health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 5.6% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2007.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for current health expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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About this data
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.