Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in India
India: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 39.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in India, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in India is 39.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in India peaked at 40.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2004.
India ranks 138th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in India, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 18.0% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 23.1% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 36.3% | 40.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in India?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in India was 39.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2004.
- How does India rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- India ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.