India — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for India, 2000–2023.
Health spending for India was 3.34% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 4.34% in 2001. The lowest was 2.86% in 2018 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.89% per year.
India ranks 167 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 88%. The median for South Asia is 4.42%, so India sits below it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 23% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 11%. Within South Asia it ranks 5 of 6 economies; Bangladesh (2.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 16% in 2017.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 128th of 184 in 2000 → 162nd of 188 in 2010 → 177th of 189 in 2020 → 166th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 3.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 3.34% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 2.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.94% | -0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.75% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 3.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 3.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.34% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 3.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 3.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 3.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 4.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 4.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 4.34% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 4.11% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was India’s Health spending in 2001?
4.34% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is India’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -18.7% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.34%; 2022: 3.4%; 2021: 3.35%; 2020: 3.34%; 2019: 2.95%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.