The health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in Nepal increased by 0.2 percentage points (+3.84 percent) compared to the previous year. In total, the share amounted to 5.42 percent in 2021. This indicator estimates current health expenditures, including 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. The level of current health expenditure is expressed as a share of GDP.
Total health expenditure is the sum of public and private health expenditure. It covers the provision of health services (preventive and curative), family planning activities, nutrition activities, and emergency aid designated for health but does not include provision of water and sanitation.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in Nepal 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/780860/health-expenditure-share-of-gdp-nepal/
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World Bank. (2024). Health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in Nepal 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/780860/health-expenditure-share-of-gdp-nepal/
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Health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in Nepal 2012 to 2021 [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/780860/health-expenditure-share-of-gdp-nepal/
