Domestic general government health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Domestic general government health expenditure was 56.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 56.7%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 58.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 19th out of 47 groups 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7% | — |
| 2001 | 27.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 26.7% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 49.8% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 54.1% | 57.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More health data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0353 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 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0424 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 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 56.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.