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MNHA HEALTH EXPENDITURE REPORT 1997 TO 2016
In 2017, MNHA published the sixth Malaysia NHA Health Expenditure time series report (1997 to 2016).
This time series report captures and reports data for 20 years, describing key trends of both public and
private sectors spending for health based on internationally standardized National Health Accounts
(NHA) methodology. The chapters in this publication covers some general expenditure overviews
followed by expenditure reports using the standard NHA framework, which is, expenditures by sources
of funding, expenditures by providers of health services and products, and expenditures by functions
of health services and products.

Malaysia’s total expenditure on health (TEH) ranged from RM8,604 million in 1997 to RM51,742 million
in 2016. This expenditure as a ratio to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the same period ranged from
3.05 per cent to 4.21 per cent (Figure 3). The Total General Government Health Expenditure (GGHE)
increased from RM4,414 million in 1997 to RM26,662 million in 2016, or an increase from 4.90 per
cent to 6.99 per cent as percentage of General Government Expenditure (GGE).

Figure 3
Total National Health Expenditure, 1997 to 2016 (RM Million & %GDP)

Source: MNHA Unit, Planning Division, MoH

Various sources of financing for health care services and products are identified and categorized as
either public sector or private sector agencies. Throughout 1997 to 2016, both the public and private
sector spending shows an upward trend with the public sector health spending remains higher than the
private except in 2005 (Figure 4). During the same period, MoH was identified as the highest source
of financing followed by private household Out-of-Pocket (OOP).

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