Domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Domestic general government health expenditure was 2.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend, 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 domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend is 2.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 2.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2002.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0442 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend was 2.6% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2002.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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 GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.