Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate was -7.66 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is -7.66 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.5% on the previous year and down 142.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 35.06 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -24.34 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 2003 | -6.34 % change on previous year | -259.2% |
| 2004 | 19.13 % change on previous year | -401.6% |
| 2005 | 4.56 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 2006 | 9.43 % change on previous year | +106.7% |
| 2007 | 8.16 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 8.18 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.96 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2385 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 2011 | 5.53 % change on previous year | +2217.1% |
| 2012 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 18.2 % change on previous year | +328.2% |
| 2014 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 2015 | 10.87 % change on previous year | -604.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 2017 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -171.4% |
| 2018 | 14.19 % change on previous year | -467.6% |
| 2019 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 2020 | 5.74 % change on previous year | +437.8% |
| 2021 | 35.06 % change on previous year | +510.4% |
| 2022 | -24.34 % change on previous year | -169.4% |
| 2023 | -7.66 % change on previous year | -68.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -7.66 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9 % change on previous year. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -7.66 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.83 % change on previous year. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +2217.1% | 0.2385 % change on previous year | 5.53 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.87 % change on previous year | -6.34 % change on previous year | 19.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.37 % change on previous year | -3.86 % change on previous year | 18.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 % change on previous year | -24.34 % change on previous year | 35.06 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 173 Antigua and Barbuda -6.67 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Jamaica -6.97 % change on previous year compare
- 175 Lebanon -7.56 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Georgia -7.91 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Japan -8.23 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Dominica -8.59 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was -7.66 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 35.06 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.34 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 142.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.