Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
The Health Bureau (HHB) released Hong Kong’s Domestic Health Accounts (DHA) 2023/24 today (October 16). Updated annually, the DHA provides a systematic description of the flow of health expenditure in Hong Kong over a 12-month period, forming a basis for assessing and understanding the levels and trends of health spending in Hong Kong.
The Current Health Expenditure (CHE) in Hong Kong in 2023/24 was $251,207 million, representing an increase of 8.6 per cent (or $19,955 million) compared with the previous year’s figure (excluding identified COVID-19 expenditure). The CHE as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 8.3 per cent, and the CHE per capita was $33,334.