Philippines — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Philippines, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Philippines was 5.10% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.98% in 2021. The lowest was 2.64% in 2002 (about 1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.25% per year.
Philippines ranks 122 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 65%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Philippines sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 15% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 19%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 17 of 29 economies; Cambodia (4.62%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 24% in 2020. That is 14% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 31 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 159th of 184 in 2000 → 144th of 188 in 2010 → 135th of 189 in 2020 → 121st of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 5.16% | -0.8 pp |
| 2021 | 5.98% | +0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 5.16% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 4.17% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 3.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 3.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 4.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 4.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 4.16% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 3.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.74% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 3.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.08% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 2.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 2.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 3.06% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Philippines’s Health spending in 2001?
2.85% (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 Philippines’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +67.0% in total — about 2.3% 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: 5.1%; 2022: 5.16%; 2021: 5.98%; 2020: 5.16%; 2019: 4.17%. 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.