Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in China
China: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate was 10.72 % change on previous year in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in China, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in China stood at 10.72 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 55.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in China peaked at 23.88 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.82 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places China 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 13.61 % change on previous year | +256.4% |
| 2003 | 12.57 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 9.15 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 2005 | 11.6 % change on previous year | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 9.05 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 8.67 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 17.29 % change on previous year | +99.3% |
| 2009 | 22.11 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 7.51 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2011 | 14.15 % change on previous year | +88.4% |
| 2012 | 15.76 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 10.92 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 7.02 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 2015 | 7.44 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 2017 | 7.78 % change on previous year | +41.8% |
| 2018 | 10.68 % change on previous year | +37.4% |
| 2019 | 12.59 % change on previous year | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 9.25 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 23.88 % change on previous year | +191.8% |
| 2023 | 10.72 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 10.72 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9 % change on previous year, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 10.72 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.92 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +256.4% | 3.82 % change on previous year | 13.61 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.98 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 22.11 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.93 % change on previous year | 5.49 % change on previous year | 15.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.01 % change on previous year | 8.18 % change on previous year | 23.88 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 41 Seychelles 11.27 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Oman 11.01 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Brazil 10.96 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Burkina Faso 10.05 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 9.97 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.87 % change on previous year compare
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,642 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in China?
- Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in China was 10.72 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 23.88 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does China rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 44th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Healthcare expenditure vs gdp Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.