Sri Lanka - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Sri Lanka was 47.22 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 55.08 in 2003, while its lowest value was 40.44 in 2010.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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

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Year Value
2000 53.63
2001 52.57
2002 53.45
2003 55.08
2004 52.70
2005 52.64
2006 50.96
2007 48.50
2008 43.22
2009 40.60
2010 40.44
2011 42.54
2012 42.22
2013 45.42
2014 44.73
2015 43.96
2016 43.12
2017 41.01
2018 45.69
2019 47.22

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka was 1.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 2.28 in 2000, while its lowest value was 1.44 in 2012.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

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

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Year Value
2000 2.28
2001 2.20
2002 2.23
2003 2.08
2004 2.20
2005 2.11
2006 2.03
2007 1.92
2008 1.72
2009 1.70
2010 1.56
2011 1.58
2012 1.44
2013 1.74
2014 1.61
2015 1.71
2016 1.67
2017 1.47
2018 1.79
2019 1.93

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Sri Lanka was 9.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 11.05 in 2004, while its lowest value was 7.64 in 2017.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

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

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Year Value
2000 10.14
2001 9.52
2002 10.37
2003 10.38
2004 11.05
2005 10.14
2006 9.56
2007 9.33
2008 8.73
2009 7.84
2010 7.83
2011 7.97
2012 8.06
2013 10.10
2014 9.03
2015 8.40
2016 8.56
2017 7.64
2018 9.49
2019 9.25

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Sri Lanka was 75.88 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 75.88 in 2019 and 21.72 in 2001.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 23.45
2001 21.72
2002 22.90
2003 23.34
2004 26.84
2005 30.16
2006 33.33
2007 35.75
2008 40.15
2009 40.73
2010 43.78
2011 50.61
2012 47.90
2013 62.51
2014 61.58
2015 65.92
2016 65.32
2017 61.01
2018 74.07
2019 75.88

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Sri Lanka was 268.96 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 268.96 in 2019 and 94.56 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources 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 94.56
2001 98.83
2002 104.79
2003 100.91
2004 114.83
2005 119.70
2006 126.61
2007 130.21
2008 125.50
2009 128.55
2010 128.15
2011 142.44
2012 147.48
2013 187.91
2014 181.50
2015 198.21
2016 205.46
2017 188.32
2018 239.21
2019 268.96

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems