Current health expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Current health expenditure was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Lower 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 Lower middle income is 3.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 4.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2018.
Lower middle income ranks 44th of 47 groups 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0228 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0226 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Lower middle income?
- Current health expenditure in Lower middle income was 3.7% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for current health expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.