Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Maldives
Maldives: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 7.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.3%
Change on year
up 30.9%
World rank
22nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 2020
All-time low
2.1%
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 7.3% for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Maldives peaked at 9.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2003.
That places Maldives 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +32.3% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +63.4% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +55.7% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +30.9% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 7.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 7.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.6%, 4.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 9.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Maldives?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Maldives was 7.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2003.
- How does Maldives rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Maldives ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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