Future and potential spending on health 2015–۴۰: development assistance for health, and government, prepaid private, and out-of-pocket health spending in 184 countries 2017

Background The amount of resources, particularly prepaid resources, available for health can affect access to    health care and health outcomes. Although health spending tends to increase with economic development, tremendous  variation exists among health financing systems. Estimates of future spending can be beneficial for policy  makers and planners, and can identify financing gaps. In this study, we estimate future gross domestic product (GDP), all-sector government spending, and health spending disaggregated by source, and we compare expected future spending to potential future spending.