Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 3.7%.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Sri Lanka was 3.7% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 167th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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).