Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Domestic general government health expenditure was 36.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income is 36.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 37.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2003.
That places Lower middle income 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 26.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 24.2% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 27.5% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 35.3% | 37.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income was 36.5% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2003.
- How does Lower middle income rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.