Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Maldives
Maldives: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 19.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
19.6%
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
156th
of 194 countries
All-time high
70.1%
in 2002
All-time low
18.3%
in 2020
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 19.6% for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Maldives peaked at 70.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2020.
That places Maldives 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.9% | — |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.1% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.5% | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -11.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 19.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.8%, 52% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 19.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 59.5%, 33% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 41.8% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 19.2% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.3% | 22.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Maldives?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Maldives was 19.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Maldives ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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