South Asia - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in South Asia was 3.10 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 3.95 in 2002, while its lowest value was 2.99 in 2017.

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 3.72
2001 3.89
2002 3.95
2003 3.72
2004 3.70
2005 3.62
2006 3.55
2007 3.49
2008 3.46
2009 3.42
2010 3.25
2011 3.21
2012 3.26
2013 3.63
2014 3.54
2015 3.52
2016 3.46
2017 2.99
2018 3.05
2019 3.10

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in South Asia was 60.58 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 60.58 in 2019 and 17.49 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 17.49
2001 18.26
2002 18.83
2003 20.19
2004 22.92
2005 25.54
2006 27.75
2007 33.30
2008 35.11
2009 35.61
2010 41.43
2011 44.73
2012 44.97
2013 51.35
2014 53.06
2015 55.10
2016 56.99
2017 55.38
2018 58.10
2019 60.58

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

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in South Asia was 203.63 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 203.63 in 2019 and 80.11 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 80.11
2001 87.78
2002 90.85
2003 91.75
2004 98.88
2005 105.46
2006 111.87
2007 119.41
2008 123.41
2009 129.14
2010 131.77
2011 135.30
2012 148.70
2013 172.50
2014 174.59
2015 181.55
2016 189.70
2017 173.89
2018 189.63
2019 203.63

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems