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Economy

Government Health Expenditure, Annual

Data from Jan 1985 to Dec 2021

Last updated: 14 Jul 2025, 20:00 SGT

SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)

Source: MINISTRY OF HEALTH, ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT

Data Last Updated: 15/03/2024

Update Frequency: Annual

Footnotes: Data are based on the financial year (FY), which begins in April of the current year and ends in March of the following year.

Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M870391

Data explorer

GovernmentHealthExpenditureAnnual.csv (5 rows, 1.7 KB)

Data Series Text	2021 Numeric	2020 Numeric	2019 Numeric	2018 Numeric	2017 Numeric	2016 Numeric	2015 Numeric	2014 Numeric	2013 Numeric	2012 Numeric	2011 Numeric	2010 Numeric	2009 Numeric	2008 Numeric	2007 Numeric	2006 Numeric	2005 Numeric	2004 Numeric	2003 Numeric	2002 Numeric	2001 Numeric	2000 Numeric	1999 Numeric	1998 Numeric	1997 Numeric	1996 Text	1995 Text	1994 Text	1993 Text	1992 Text	1991 Text	1990 Text	1989 Text	1988 Text	1987 Text	1986 Text	1985 Text
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)40.0%	(Null)40.0%	(Null)40.0%	(Null)40.0%	(Null)40.0%	(Null)40.0%	(Null)40.0%	(Null)40.0%	(Null)40.0%	(Null)80.0% 16220.0%	(Null)80.0% 15220.0%	(Null)80.0% 17720.0%
Per Capita Government Health Expenditure	3096	2674	1954	1795	1744	1657	1561	1321	1100	911	789	760	751	581	498	457	432	427	503	373	391	291	255	298	289	297	298	236	209	218	168	115	131	119	162	152	177
Government Health Expenditure	16883.5	15202.8	11147.1	10122.7	9764.3	9307	8639.9	7223.1	5938.1	4837.3	4091.5	3856.7	3745.8	2814.1	2283.2	2009.7	1843	1777.6	2070	1557.8	1618.6	1170.2	1011.4	1169.4	1096.9	1091.6	1051.3	805.2	691	705.6	526.9	349.7	383.3	339	na	na	na
Proportion Of Government Expenditure On Health To GDP	2.9	3.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2	1.8	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.2	0.9	1	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.6	na	na	na
Development Expenditure On Health	1048.8	949.2	1403.9	1490.3	1465.4	1619.2	1413.1	1146.8	722.9	605.4	453.1	484.8	710.5	336.5	185.4	96.1	84.8	113.5	102.8	81.6	145	140.3	153.1	250.6	274.4	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na
Operating Expenditure On Health	16273.7	14310.6	9914.8	8937.4	8734.4	8199.4	7519.8	5872.4	5043.9	4066.1	3488.8	3258	2920.2	2378.5	2019.5	1839.5	1680.4	1604	1904.2	1450.9	1445.5	1071.5	935.8	992.4	896	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na	na

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Data Series	DataSeries	Text	Dollar	-
2021	2021	Numeric	Dollar	-
2020	2020	Numeric	Dollar	-
2019	2019	Numeric	Dollar	-
2018	2018	Numeric	Dollar	-
2017	2017	Numeric	Dollar	-
2016	2016	Numeric	Dollar	-
2015	2015	Numeric	Dollar	-
2014	2014	Numeric	Dollar	-
2013	2013	Numeric	Dollar	-

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_a40c83a6f36893fc4611eda91f84eb6b"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Singapore Department of Statistics. (2024). Government Health Expenditure, Annual (2025) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved July 16, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_a40c83a6f36893fc4611eda91f84eb6b/view

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Created on

24 Oct 2024

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

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SINGSTAT (Singapore Department of Statistics)