Health spending as a share of total government spending in Indonesia
Indonesia: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 8.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Indonesia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Indonesia is 8.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Indonesia peaked at 12.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 123rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -27.7% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.9% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.1% | 12.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 120 Turkmenistan 8.6% compare
- 121 Greece 8.6% compare
- 122 Mongolia 8.6% compare
- 124 Bahrain 8.5% compare
- 125 Central African Republic 8.5% compare
- 126 Solomon Islands 8.4% compare
More health data for Indonesia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4924 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,286 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,463 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.007 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,396 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Indonesia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Indonesia was 8.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Indonesia ranks 123rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.