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HEALTH · SPENDING · MALAYSIA
How much does Malaysia spend on health?
Malaysia's total health expenditure rose from RM77.99 billion in 2021 to RM84.19 billion in 2023.
SHOW ME THE DATA2021 → 2023 · total expenditure on health · RM million
VIEW DATA ASSame source · different visual lens
PULSEKITA TIMELINE2021 — 2023
MOH
SourceMinistry of Health Malaysia (MOH)
202178.0Ktotal expenditure on health · RM million
78.0K
MOHMinistry of Health Malaysia (MOH)total expenditure on health · RM million
SourceMinistry of Health Malaysia (MOH) ↗2025 publication · data mostly as of 31 Dec 2024HIGH CONFIDENCE
Method & notes
Total health expenditure reached RM84.19 billion in 2023, while the public sector accounted for just over half of total spending.
METHOD & LIMITATIONSHow the numbers were calculated
PulseKita reproduces Malaysia National Health Accounts headline totals published in MOH Health Facts 2025. The side context keeps the health-spending share of GDP and public share visible alongside the nominal total.
- Total expenditure combines public and private health expenditure.
- The figures are nominal RM million values.
- Share of GDP and public share are separate indicators and should not be read as components of the headline RM total.
Evidence trail
EVIDENCE CHAINtransformation inherited from methodology
- 1Declared sourceHealth Facts 2025
- 2TransformationPulseKita reproduces Malaysia National Health Accounts headline totals published in MOH Health Facts 2025. The side context keeps the health-spending share of GDP and public share visible alongside the nominal total.
- 3Published visualTimeline
Source
HIGH CONFIDENCEofficial primary
COVERAGE2021 → 2023
UNITtotal expenditure on health · RM million
SOURCEofficial publication
UPDATED2025 publication · data mostly as of 31 Dec 2024