Current health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Current health expenditure was 6.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 6.8% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 7.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2007.
That places East Asia & Pacific 14th out of 47 groups 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 11 Switzerland 11.7% compare
- 12 South Sudan 11.6% compare
- 13 France 11.5% compare
- 14 Canada 11.3% compare
- 15 Sweden 11.2% compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.1% compare
- 17 Kiribati 10.9% compare
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific?
- Current health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific was 6.8% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2007.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for current health expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.