Health spending as a share of total government spending in Myanmar
Myanmar: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 2.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Myanmar, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2.3% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Myanmar peaked at 4.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2005.
Myanmar ranks 193rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +84.6% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -27.7% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -33.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +48.6% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +40.7% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +65.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -35.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +33.1% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -47.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 190 Benin 2.6% compare
- 191 Bangladesh 2.5% compare
- 192 Eritrea 2.4% compare
- 194 South Sudan 2.1% compare
- 195 Afghanistan 1.5% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2798 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1236 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Myanmar?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Myanmar was 2.3% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- How does Myanmar rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Myanmar ranks 193rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.