Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Domestic general government health expenditure was 4.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income, 2002–2018
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 4.7% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income peaked at 5.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2004.
Lower middle income ranks 27th of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.4% | — |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 9 |
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 4.7% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2004.
- How does Lower middle income rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Lower middle income ranks 27th out of 27 groups with data for 2018.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 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.