Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Nepal
Nepal: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 6.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Nepal, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Nepal stood at 6.2%.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Nepal peaked at 6.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -5.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 6.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 6.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 4.0%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8518 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 955 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Nepal?
- Current health expenditure in Nepal was 6.2% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for current health expenditure?
- Nepal ranks 100th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.