Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Philippines
Philippines: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 42.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Philippines, 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 Philippines is 42.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Philippines peaked at 45.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2013.
That places Philippines 132nd 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.4% | — |
| 2001 | 40.6% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.1% | 30.1% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 26.2% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 42.4% | 45.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Philippines?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Philippines was 42.4% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2013.
- How does Philippines rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Philippines ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.