Table 1.
Trend in health care expenditures for selected regions (selected years)
| Regions | Total health expenditure (% of GDP) | Public health expenditure (% of government expenditure) | Out of pocket health expenditure (% of private expenditure on health) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2005 | 2014 | 1995 | 2005 | 2014 | 1995 | 2005 | 2014 | |
| South Asia | 3.76 | 4.07 | 4.37 | 4.43 | 4.80 | 5.25 | 92.17 | 89.36 | 89.41 |
| South East Asia | 3.69 | 4.24 | 4.72 | 7.64 | 8.18 | 10.42 | 86.41 | 84.60 | 80.07 |
| OECD group | 9.23 | 10.99 | 12.36 | 13.41 | 16.23 | 17.76 | 41.42 | 37.58 | 36.01 |
| World | 8.52 | 9.80 | 9.97 | – | 15.39a | 15.61b | 45.90 | 43.33 | 45.80 |
Note: a data for 2010
b data for 2011
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank, 2016