Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 60.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Sri Lanka, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 60.4% for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Sri Lanka peaked at 60.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2003.
That places Sri Lanka 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.5% | — |
| 2001 | 46.7% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +19.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 60.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 60.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 59.5%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 43.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 51.0% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 44.0% | 60.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Sri Lanka?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Sri Lanka was 60.4% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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