Domestic general government health expenditure in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Least developed countries, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Least developed countries stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Least developed countries peaked at 1.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
That places Least developed countries 47th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0255 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 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0286 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 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Least developed countries?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Least developed countries was 0.8% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Least developed countries rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Least developed countries ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.