Domestic general government health expenditure in High income
High income: Domestic general government health expenditure was 18.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in High income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
High income recorded 18.5% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in High income peaked at 19.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2000.
High income ranks 3rd of 27 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 High income, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.9% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.5% | 19.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 San Marino 26.2% compare
- 2 Costa Rica 24.9% compare
- 3 Japan 23.3% compare
- 4 United States 23.0% compare
- 5 Ireland 22.2% compare
- 6 Paraguay 21.6% compare
More health data for High income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.1569 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.0702 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0367 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, annual growth rate 0.4572 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in High income?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in High income was 18.5% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- How does High income rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- High income ranks 3rd out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.