Domestic private health expenditure in IDA blend
IDA blend: Domestic private health expenditure was 58.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic private health expenditure in IDA blend, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic private health expenditure in IDA blend stood at 58.7%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure in IDA blend peaked at 70.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2023.
That places IDA blend 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.8% | — |
| 2001 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.3% | 63.5% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 59.1% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 58.7% | 60.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 1 Armenia 83.9% compare
- 2 Myanmar 82.8% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 82.6% compare
- 4 Bangladesh 82.0% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 77.1% compare
- 6 Nigeria 74.4% compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 73.3% compare
More health data for IDA blend
- Population ages 65 and above 3.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3789 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4955 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure in IDA blend?
- Domestic private health expenditure in IDA blend was 58.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2023.
- How does IDA blend rank for domestic private health expenditure?
- IDA blend ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.