Current health expenditure in Mongolia
Mongolia: Current health expenditure 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 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.9774 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0028 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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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.