Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 2.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Indonesia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 2.7% for current health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Indonesia peaked at 3.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 185th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 44% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 2.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 45% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,463 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 50 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5519 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Indonesia?
- Current health expenditure in Indonesia was 2.7% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for current health expenditure?
- Indonesia ranks 185th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.