Nepal — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Nepal, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Nepal was 6.16% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.53% in 2022. The lowest was 3.13% in 2000 (about 2.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.98% per year.
Nepal ranks 99 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 52%. The median for South Asia is 4.42%, so Nepal sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 33%. Within South Asia it ranks 2 of 6 economies; Bhutan (4.42%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 22% in 2001. That is 17% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2022. Doubling roughly every 24 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 157th of 184 in 2000 → 137th of 188 in 2010 → 134th of 189 in 2020 → 98th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.16% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 6.53% | +1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 5.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 5.21% | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 4.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 4.72% | -0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 5.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 5.47% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 5.08% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 4.63% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 4.45% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.36% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.54% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 3.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.05% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 3.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.81% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 3.13% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Nepal’s Health spending in 2001?
3.81% (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 Nepal’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +96.6% in total — about 3.0% 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: 6.16%; 2022: 6.53%; 2021: 5.53%; 2020: 5.21%; 2019: 4.45%. 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.