Current health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Current health expenditure was 4.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 4.5%.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 4.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2000.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0276 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Current health expenditure in Pre-demographic dividend 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for current health expenditure?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.