Domestic private health expenditure in Low income
Low income: Domestic private health expenditure was 48.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic private health expenditure in Low income, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Low income recorded 48.9% for domestic private health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure in Low income peaked at 59.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2021.
That places Low income 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.7% | — |
| 2001 | 54.5% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 55.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 55.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.8% | 52.4% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 52.7% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 48.7% | 49.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 10 Yemen 70.5% compare
- 11 Togo 68.9% compare
- 12 Venezuela 67.7% compare
- 13 Azerbaijan 66.9% compare
- 14 Switzerland 66.9% compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 66.7% compare
- 16 Georgia 65.5% compare
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure in Low income?
- Domestic private health expenditure in Low income was 48.9% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2021.
- How does Low income rank for domestic private health expenditure?
- Low income ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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 private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.