Health spending share of GDP in China
Current health spending in China was equal to 5.9% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
China, 2023
5.9%
Change from 2022
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Median of G20 countries, 2023
8.9%
Position in 2023
105th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in China over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.9% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 5.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 4.6%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, China has the 105th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
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3.11 per 1,000 people
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
78.0 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.5 years
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Healthy life expectancy
68.0 years
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UHC service coverage
85
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Alcohol consumption
2.58 litres
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