Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Singapore
Singapore: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Singapore, 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 Singapore stood at 4.5%.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Singapore peaked at 5.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2007.
Singapore ranks 140th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 137 Cameroon 4.6% compare
- 138 Thailand 4.5% compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 4.5% compare
- 141 Seychelles 4.5% compare
- 142 Myanmar 4.5% compare
- 143 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Singapore?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Singapore was 4.5% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2007.
- How does Singapore rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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).