Current health expenditure in India
India: Current health expenditure was 3.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in India, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in India is 3.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in India peaked at 4.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2018.
India ranks 171st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in India, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0268 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in India?
- Current health expenditure in India was 3.3% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2018.
- How does India rank for current health expenditure?
- India ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.