Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Nepal
Nepal: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 31.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Nepal, 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
Nepal recorded 31.3% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Nepal peaked at 32.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2001.
That places Nepal 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +31.3% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 31.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 15.3% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.3% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.1% | 32.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 155 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 31.7% compare
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.7% compare
- 157 Burkina Faso 31.4% compare
- 159 Madagascar 28.8% compare
- 160 Senegal 27.6% compare
- 161 Cambodia 26.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Nepal?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Nepal was 31.3% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2001.
- How does Nepal rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Nepal ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.