Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Domestic general government health expenditure was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 1.3% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 1.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2007.
That places Lower middle income 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income was 1.3% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- How does Lower middle income rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.