Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Malaysia stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 4.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 157th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Malaysia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Malaysia was 4.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 157th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).