Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mongolia
Mongolia: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 8.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 8.6% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Mongolia peaked at 13.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2011.
Mongolia ranks 122nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +69.6% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.2% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 6.9% | 11.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Mongolia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Mongolia was 8.6% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2011.
- How does Mongolia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Mongolia ranks 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.