Sri Lanka - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka was 4.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 4.25 in 2000, while its lowest value was 3.40 in 2012.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 4.25
2001 4.19
2002 4.17
2003 3.77
2004 4.18
2005 4.01
2006 3.98
2007 3.95
2008 3.98
2009 4.19
2010 3.87
2011 3.72
2012 3.40
2013 3.83
2014 3.61
2015 3.89
2016 3.86
2017 3.60
2018 3.91
2019 4.08

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Sri Lanka was 160.70 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 162.11 in 2018 and 41.32 in 2001.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 43.72
2001 41.32
2002 42.85
2003 42.37
2004 50.92
2005 57.30
2006 65.40
2007 73.73
2008 92.91
2009 100.32
2010 108.28
2011 118.97
2012 113.45
2013 137.64
2014 137.67
2015 149.96
2016 151.48
2017 148.79
2018 162.11
2019 160.70

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Sri Lanka was 569.57 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 569.57 in 2019 and 176.32 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 176.32
2001 188.02
2002 196.05
2003 183.20
2004 217.89
2005 227.39
2006 248.44
2007 268.51
2008 290.38
2009 316.61
2010 316.91
2011 334.81
2012 349.27
2013 413.74
2014 405.77
2015 450.91
2016 476.46
2017 459.25
2018 523.52
2019 569.57

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems