Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mongolia
Mongolia: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 45.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mongolia, 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
Mongolia recorded 45.0% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
The figure is up 27.6% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mongolia peaked at 75.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2022.
Mongolia ranks 124th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.9% | — |
| 2001 | 71.4% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -39.7% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1% | 61.6% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 46.2% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 35.2% | 58.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mongolia?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Mongolia was 45.0% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Mongolia ranks 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.