Domestic general government health expenditure in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Domestic general government health expenditure was 3.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Low & middle income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 3.0% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Low & middle income peaked at 3.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2002.
That places Low & middle income 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.9493 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Low & middle income?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Low & middle income was 3.0% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2002.
- How does Low & middle income rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Low & middle income ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & 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 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.