Current health expenditure in Myanmar
Myanmar: Current health expenditure was 4.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 4.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Myanmar peaked at 5.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2011.
Myanmar ranks 141st 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +33.4% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 4.5% compare
- 139 Singapore 4.5% compare
- 140 Seychelles 4.5% compare
- 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.4% compare
- 143 Bhutan 4.4% compare
- 144 Kenya 4.4% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Myanmar?
- Current health expenditure in Myanmar was 4.5% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- How does Myanmar rank for current health expenditure?
- Myanmar ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.