Health spending as a share of total government spending in Maldives
Maldives: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 15.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 15.6% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Maldives peaked at 21.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2005.
Maldives ranks 38th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +59.9% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -13.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 7.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 11.8% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.3% | 18.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 35 Jamaica 15.9% compare
- 36 Liechtenstein 15.9% compare
- 37 South Korea 15.6% compare
- 39 Netherlands 15.6% compare
- 40 Thailand 15.6% compare
- 41 Dominican Republic 15.4% compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.36 % 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 0.0043 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12 (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 Maldives?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Maldives was 15.6% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Maldives ranks 38th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.