Current health expenditure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Current health expenditure was 3.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Current health expenditure in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 3.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current health expenditure in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.0393 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.1158 % 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 0.0367 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Sri Lanka?
- Current health expenditure in Sri Lanka was 3.7% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for current health expenditure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.