Least developed countries: UN classification's domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 5.3% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.06 percentage points from 5.24% in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.3% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 5.09% | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 5.24% | 2010 |
| Highest | 5.52% | 2016 |
| Lowest | 4.52% | 2012 |
| Average since 2012 | 5.06% | 2012–2020 |
| First recorded | 5.24% | 2010 |
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.43 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.54 percentage points in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.1 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
What this measures
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.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 10 values
| Year | Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.3 |
| 2019 | 4.88 |
| 2018 | 5.42 |
| 2017 | 5.46 |
| 2016 | 5.52 |
| 2015 | 5.09 |
| 2014 | 4.74 |
| 2013 | 4.58 |
| 2012 | 4.52 |
| 2011 | no data |
Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 1.46% (2023)
- Algeria — 6.17% (2023)
- Bahrain — 8.49% (2023)
- Djibouti — 4.89% (2023)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 6.93% (2023)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 19.06% (2023)
- Iraq — 6.18% (2023)
- Israel
More health data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 13.82% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.43% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 229.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 37.59% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 236.66 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 39.26% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 466.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Least developed countries: UN classification's domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)?
- 5.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2010?
- It is up 0.06 percentage points from 5.24% in 2010. The highest value was 5.52% in 2016 and the lowest 4.52% in 2012.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.GHED.GE.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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