Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Indonesia
Indonesia: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 53.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Indonesia, 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
Indonesia recorded 53.6% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 88.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Indonesia peaked at 59.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2011.
That places Indonesia 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.7% | — |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 28.5% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | +3.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 53.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 53.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 28.9% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 23.5% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 51.8% | 59.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 54.3% compare
- 101 Tunisia 54.1% compare
- 102 United States of America 54.0% compare
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 53.3% compare
- 105 Algeria 53.1% compare
- 106 Ukraine 52.1% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Indonesia?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Indonesia was 53.6% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2011.
- How does Indonesia rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Indonesia ranks 103rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.