Domestic general government health expenditure in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Domestic general government health expenditure was 8.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Post-demographic dividend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 8.3% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 9.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -1.11 % 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, annual growth rate 0.4277 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.1565 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.0085 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Post-demographic dividend?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Post-demographic dividend was 8.3% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.