Table 1.
China’s GDP and total health financing composition*
| Years | GDP (billion Yuan) | THE |
GHE |
SHE |
OOP |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Absolute number (billion Yuan) |
Proportion in GDP (%) |
Absolute number (billion Yuan) |
Proportion in THE (%) |
Absolute number (billion Yuan) |
Proportion in THE (%) |
Absolute number (billion Yuan) |
Proportion in THE (%) |
||
| 1978 |
367.87 |
11.02 |
3.00 |
3.54 |
32.16 |
5.23 |
47.41 |
2.25 |
20.43 |
| 1979 |
410.05 |
12.62 |
3.08 |
4.06 |
32.21 |
5.99 |
47.45 |
2.57 |
20.34 |
| 1980 |
458.76 |
14.32 |
3.12 |
5.19 |
36.24 |
6.10 |
42.57 |
3.04 |
21.19 |
| 1981 |
493.58 |
16.01 |
3.24 |
5.97 |
37.27 |
6.24 |
38.99 |
3.80 |
23.74 |
| 1982 |
537.34 |
17.75 |
3.30 |
6.90 |
38.86 |
7.01 |
39.49 |
3.84 |
21.65 |
| 1983 |
602.09 |
20.74 |
3.44 |
7.76 |
37.43 |
6.46 |
31.12 |
6.52 |
31.45 |
| 1984 |
727.85 |
24.21 |
3.33 |
8.96 |
36.96 |
7.36 |
30.41 |
7.90 |
32.64 |
| 1985 |
909.89 |
27.90 |
3.07 |
10.77 |
38.58 |
9.20 |
32.96 |
7.94 |
28.46 |
| 1986 |
1037.62 |
31.59 |
3.04 |
12.22 |
38.69 |
11.04 |
34.93 |
8.33 |
26.37 |
| 1987 |
1217.46 |
37.96 |
3.12 |
12.73 |
33.53 |
13.73 |
36.16 |
11.51 |
30.31 |
| 1988 |
1518.04 |
48.80 |
3.21 |
14.54 |
29.79 |
19.00 |
38.93 |
15.27 |
31.28 |
| 1989 |
1717.97 |
61.55 |
3.58 |
16.78 |
27.27 |
23.78 |
38.64 |
20.98 |
34.09 |
| 1990 |
1887.29 |
74.74 |
3.96 |
18.73 |
25.06 |
29.31 |
39.22 |
26.70 |
35.73 |
| 1991 |
2200.56 |
89.35 |
4.06 |
20.41 |
22.84 |
35.44 |
39.67 |
33.50 |
37.50 |
| 1992 |
2719.45 |
109.69 |
4.03 |
22.86 |
20.84 |
43.16 |
39.34 |
43.67 |
39.81 |
| 1993 |
3567.32 |
137.78 |
3.86 |
27.21 |
19.75 |
52.48 |
38.09 |
58.10 |
42.17 |
| 1994 |
4863.75 |
176.12 |
3.62 |
34.23 |
19.43 |
64.49 |
36.62 |
77.41 |
43.95 |
| 1995 |
6133.99 |
215.51 |
3.51 |
38.73 |
17.97 |
76.78 |
35.63 |
100.00 |
46.40 |
| 1996 |
7181.36 |
270.94 |
3.77 |
46.16 |
17.04 |
87.57 |
32.32 |
137.22 |
50.64 |
| 1997 |
7971.50 |
319.67 |
4.01 |
52.36 |
16.38 |
98.41 |
30.78 |
168.91 |
52.84 |
| 1998 |
8519.55 |
367.87 |
4.32 |
59.01 |
16.04 |
107.10 |
29.11 |
201.76 |
54.85 |
| 1999 |
9056.44 |
404.75 |
4.47 |
64.10 |
15.84 |
114.60 |
28.31 |
226.06 |
55.85 |
| 2000 |
10 028.01 |
458.66 |
4.57 |
70.95 |
15.47 |
117.19 |
25.55 |
270.62 |
58.98 |
| 2001 |
11 086.31 |
502.59 |
4.53 |
80.06 |
15.93 |
121.14 |
24.10 |
301.39 |
59.97 |
| 2002 |
12 171.74 |
579.00 |
4.76 |
90.85 |
15.69 |
153.94 |
26.59 |
334.21 |
57.72 |
| 2003 |
13 742.20 |
658.41 |
4.79 |
111.69 |
16.96 |
178.85 |
27.16 |
367.87 |
55.87 |
| 2004 |
16 184.02 |
759.03 |
4.69 |
129.36 |
17.04 |
222.54 |
29.32 |
407.14 |
53.64 |
| 2005 |
18 731.89 |
865.99 |
4.62 |
155.25 |
17.93 |
258.64 |
29.87 |
452.10 |
52.21 |
| 2006 |
21 943.85 |
984.33 |
4.49 |
177.89 |
18.07 |
321.09 |
32.62 |
485.36 |
49.31 |
| 2007 |
27 023.23 |
1157.40 |
4.28 |
258.16 |
22.31 |
389.37 |
33.64 |
509.87 |
44.05 |
| 2008 |
31 951.55 |
1453.54 |
4.55 |
359.39 |
24.73 |
506.56 |
34.85 |
587.59 |
40.42 |
| 2009 |
34 908.14 |
1754.19 |
5.03 |
481.63 |
27.46 |
615.45 |
35.08 |
657.12 |
37.46 |
| 2010 |
41 303.03 |
1998.04 |
4.84 |
573.25 |
28.69 |
719.66 |
36.02 |
705.13 |
35.29 |
| 2011 |
48 930.06 |
2434.59 |
4.98 |
746.42 |
30.66 |
841.65 |
34.57 |
846.53 |
34.77 |
| 2012 |
54 036.74 |
2811.90 |
5.20 |
843.20 |
29.99 |
1003.07 |
35.67 |
965.63 |
34.34 |
| 2013 |
59 524.44 |
3166.90 |
5.32 |
954.58 |
30.14 |
1139.38 |
35.98 |
1072.93 |
33.88 |
| 2014 |
64 397.40 |
3531.24 |
5.48 |
1057.92 |
29.96 |
1343.78 |
38.05 |
1129.54 |
31.99 |
| 2015 |
68 905.21 |
4097.46 |
5.95 |
1247.53 |
30.45 |
1650.67 |
40.29 |
1199.27 |
29.27 |
| 2016 |
74 358.55 |
4634.49 |
6.23 |
1391.03 |
30.01 |
1909.67 |
41.21 |
1333.79 |
28.78 |
| 2017 | 82 712.20 | 5259.83 | 6.36 | 1520.59 | 28.90 | 2225.88 | 42.30 | 1513.36 | 28.80 |
GHE – government health expenditure, THE – total health expenditure, OOP – out-of-pocket health expenditure, GDP – gross domestic product; SHE – social health expenditure
*Source: Authors’ analysis and China Statistical Yearbook (1979-2018).