Domestic general government health expenditure in IDA only
IDA only: Domestic general government health expenditure was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in IDA only, 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 IDA only is 1.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in IDA only peaked at 1.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
That places IDA only 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 only, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More health data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2881 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 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2964 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female 653.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in IDA only?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in IDA only was 1.0% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does IDA only rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- IDA only ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.