Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 6.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 6.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Mongolia peaked at 8.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2011.
Mongolia ranks 102nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | +54.5% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +22.8% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -31.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 6.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 6.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +54.5% | 4.7% | 7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 63 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % 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 0.0478 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Mongolia?
- Current health expenditure in Mongolia was 6.1% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2011.
- How does Mongolia rank for current health expenditure?
- Mongolia ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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About this data
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.