Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Maldives
Maldives: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 78.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 78.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Maldives peaked at 80.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2002.
That places Maldives 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.1% | — |
| 2001 | 32.6% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +28.2% |
| 2008 | 55.8% | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 74.3% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +6.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 78.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 78.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 36.3%, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 29.0% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 46.4% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 66.5% | 80.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Maldives?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Maldives was 78.9% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2002.
- How does Maldives rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Maldives ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.