Current health expenditure in IDA blend
IDA blend: Current health expenditure was 3.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in IDA blend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 3.9% for current health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in IDA blend peaked at 4.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2002.
IDA blend ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 38.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0171 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 132.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 25.67 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in IDA blend?
- Current health expenditure in IDA blend was 3.9% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2002.
- How does IDA blend rank for current health expenditure?
- IDA blend ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.