China - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in China was 5.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 5.35 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.67 in 2007.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 4.51
2001 4.25
2002 4.38
2003 4.42
2004 4.29
2005 4.18
2006 3.95
2007 3.67
2008 3.90
2009 4.35
2010 4.23
2011 4.34
2012 4.57
2013 4.71
2014 4.78
2015 4.94
2016 4.98
2017 5.07
2018 5.17
2019 5.35

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in China was 535.13 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 535.13 in 2019 and 42.11 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 42.11
2001 43.66
2002 49.14
2003 55.65
2004 63.26
2005 71.86
2006 81.23
2007 97.08
2008 131.89
2009 162.62
2010 186.49
2011 236.37
2012 281.68
2013 326.04
2014 359.31
2015 390.10
2016 395.36
2017 437.26
2018 501.06
2019 535.13

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in China was 880.19 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 880.19 in 2019 and 128.20 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 128.20
2001 133.09
2002 151.25
2003 170.04
2004 185.59
2005 207.14
2006 225.84
2007 245.43
2008 288.02
2009 352.54
2010 379.25
2011 433.35
2012 499.31
2013 551.38
2014 587.25
2015 627.63
2016 658.58
2017 706.37
2018 784.19
2019 880.19

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems