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Health · Nepal

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Estimated current spending on health per capita expressed as a share of GDP, excluding capital investment in health infrastructure.

Unit
%
Latest
6.16 (2023)
Coverage
2000–2022
Sources
1 in this build
Data table
Year Nepal (%)
2000 3.133
2001 3.812
2002 3.939
2003 3.856
2004 4.046
2005 3.951
2006 3.544
2007 3.673
2008 3.818
2009 3.902
2010 4.361
2011 4.452
2012 4.491
2013 4.63
2014 5.075
2015 5.466
2016 5.424
2017 4.722
2018 4.528
2019 4.445
2020 5.208
2021 5.535
2022 6.53
2023 6.158
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Per-source values, 2023

Source Dataset Value Year Snapshot
World Bank WDI 6.158 2023 2026-08-08

Caveats

Includes government, out-of-pocket and donor health spending combined; does not separate the (large, in Nepal's case) out-of-pocket share.