Current health expenditure in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Current health expenditure was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income is 5.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Low & middle income peaked at 5.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2007.
That places Low & middle income 23rd 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0379 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 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0373 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 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 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 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Low & middle income?
- Current health expenditure in Low & middle income was 5.6% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2007.
- How does Low & middle income rank for current health expenditure?
- Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.