Domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Domestic general government health expenditure was 9.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend, 2002–2018
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend is 9.6%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 10.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.4% | — |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.4% | 9.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.7% | 10.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0442 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Early-demographic dividend was 9.6% in 2018, 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 27 groups with data for 2018.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.