Current health expenditure in Maldives
Maldives: Current health expenditure was 9.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 9.2% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Maldives peaked at 11.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2003.
That places Maldives 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +52.5% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 6.8% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 7.5% | 11.4% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.092 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Maldives?
- Current health expenditure in Maldives was 9.2% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for current health expenditure?
- Maldives ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.