Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Malaysia stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 4.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 157th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 271,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 265,915 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 287,666 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 264,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 290,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 267,080 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 296,272 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 296,604 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 294,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 278,138 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Malaysia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Malaysia was 4.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 157th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).