Current health expenditure in Singapore
Singapore: Current health expenditure was 4.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Singapore, 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 Singapore stood at 4.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Singapore peaked at 5.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2007.
That places Singapore 139th 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 in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 136 Cameroon 4.6% compare
- 137 Thailand 4.5% compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 4.5% compare
- 140 Seychelles 4.5% compare
- 141 Myanmar 4.5% compare
- 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.4% compare
More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -10.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Singapore?
- Current health expenditure in Singapore 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2007.
- How does Singapore rank for current health expenditure?
- Singapore ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.