Domestic general government health expenditure in Low income
Low income: Domestic general government health expenditure was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Low income, 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 Low income is 1.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Low income peaked at 1.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
That places Low income 46th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 43 El Salvador 5.6% compare
- 44 Namibia 5.5% compare
- 45 Poland 5.5% compare
- 46 South Africa 5.5% compare
- 47 Andorra 5.5% compare
- 48 Serbia 5.3% compare
- 49 Luxembourg 5.1% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Low income?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Low income 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Low income rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Low income ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.