Domestic general government health expenditure in IDA total
IDA total: Domestic general government health expenditure was 27.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in IDA total, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 27.3% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in IDA total peaked at 32.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2011.
IDA total ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.7% | — |
| 2001 | 32.2% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.7% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.8% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 27.3% | 29.5% | 4 |
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More health data for IDA total
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3761 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2904 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2939 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 994.85 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in IDA total?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in IDA total was 27.3% 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2011.
- How does IDA total rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- IDA total ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.