Health spending share of GDP in Malaysia

Current health spending in Malaysia was equal to 4.0% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Malaysia, 2023 4.0% % of GDP
Change from 2022 +0.1percentage points 2022: 3.9%
World, 2023 10.1% Official aggregate
Position in 2023 155th of 192 See the full ranking

Health spending share of GDP in Malaysia 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.

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP (WHO) (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period MalaysiaWorld
2023 4.0% 10.1%
2022 3.9% 10.0%
2021 4.4% 10.3%
2020 4.1% 10.7%
2019 3.8% 9.7%
2018 3.8% 9.6%
2017 3.7% 9.7%
2016 3.7% 9.8%
2015 3.8% 9.7%
2014 3.7% 9.4%
2013 3.5% 9.3%
2012 3.5% 9.3%
2011 3.3% 9.3%
2010 3.2% 9.5%
2009 3.3% 9.8%
2008 3.0% 9.1%
2007 3.1% 9.1%
2006 3.1% 9.2%
2005 2.8% 9.3%
2004 2.9% 9.4%
2003 2.9% 9.5%
2002 2.7% 9.3%
2001 2.7% 9.0%
2000 2.5% 8.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 3.9% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 3.5%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Malaysia has the 155th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Malaysia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, Global Health Expenditure Database