Table 1 Health expenditure in low, middle and high income countries (data for 2010)
Income group | Total expenditure on health as percentage of GDP | General government expenditure on health as percentage of total expenditure on health | General government expenditure on health as percentage of GDP | External resources for health as percentage of total expenditure on health | General government expenditure on health form domestic resources, as percentage of GDP | General government expenditure on health as percentage of GDP, SDSN proposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low income | 5.3 | 38.5 | 2.0 | 26.3 | 1.5 | 3.25 |
Lower middle income | 4.3 | 36.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.25 |
Upper middle income | 6.0 | 55.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 4.15 |
High income | 12.4 | 61.8 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 5.00 |