Current health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Current health expenditure was 6.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 6.3% for current health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 6.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2007.
That places Late-demographic dividend 16th 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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0432 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 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend?
- Current health expenditure in Late-demographic dividend was 6.3% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2007.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for current health expenditure?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.