Australia's domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 73.66% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 5.93 percentage points from 67.73% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 73.66% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 71.27% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 67.73% | 2013 |
| Highest | 75.48% | 2021 |
| Lowest | 67.73% | 2013 |
| Average since 2014 | 72.59% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 71.84% | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Australia's domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) fell 0.63 percentage points on 2022 (from 74.29% to 73.66%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.37 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.39 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.51 percentage points in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.49 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Australia had the 36th highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 73.66% | 2023 |
| World | 60.94% | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 64.82% | 2023 |
| High income | 62.95% | 2023 |
Closest to Australia in the 2023 ranking
- Botswana — 33rd of 183: 75.46%
- Marshall Islands — 34th of 183: 75.05%
- Fiji — 35th of 183: 74.76%
- Belgium — 37th of 183: 73.66%
- Hungary — 38th of 183: 73.37%
- Papua New Guinea — 39th of 183: 73.25%
What this measures
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.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 73.66 |
| 2022 | 74.29 |
| 2021 | 75.48 |
| 2020 | 73.37 |
| 2019 | 73.51 |
| 2018 | 71.27 |
| 2017 | 71.53 |
| 2016 | 71.4 |
| 2015 | 71.26 |
| 2014 | 70.11 |
Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in nearby economies
- Brunei Darussalam — 92.54% (2023)
- Cambodia — 26.89% (2023)
- China — 57.1% (2023)
- Fiji — 74.76% (2023)
- Indonesia — 53.61% (2023)
- Japan — 84.83% (2023)
- Kiribati — 78.46% (2023)
- Korea, Rep. — 56.61% (2024)
More health data for Australia
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.55% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.94% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 2.37 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 17.07% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 2.51 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 18.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 4.88 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.68% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.63% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Australia's domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)?
- 73.66% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 1.82 percentage points from 71.84% in 2000. The highest value was 75.48% in 2021 and the lowest 67.73% in 2013.
- How does Australia rank?
- 36th highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) unusual for Australia?
- In 2023, Australia's domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) fell 0.63 percentage points on 2022 (from 74.29% to 73.66%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.37 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.GHED.CH.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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