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Our health financing work examines health spending from governments, individuals, and other channels to inform policymakers about where resources for health are coming from and where they are going. 

21% decline in development assistance for health (DAH) globally between 2024 and 2025, from $49.6 billion to $39.1 billion. Forecasts indicate that DAH is likely to decline even more over the next five years.
25% decline in DAH for sub-Saharan Africa between 2024 and 2025, the largest cuts according to IHME’s preliminary estimates.
67% Estimated reduction in funding from the US government, more than $9 billion, in 2025, followed by cuts from the UK (39% decline), France (33% decline), and Germany (12% decline).
299 times greater health spending in high-income countries than in low-income countries in 2025. IHME forecasts that these disparities will increase over the next five years.

Key findings

Estimates from our latest report, Financing Global Health 2025: Cuts in Aid and Future Outlook, show how global health spending is dropping after reaching an all-time high in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Major funders plan to cut their global health contributions

Governments such as the US, UK, and Germany are reducing their global health funding to concentrate on domestic priorities. In 2025, total development assistance for health is expected to decline to $39.1 billion, the lowest level since 2009.

A panel figure with 2 bar charts showing the expected change in development assistance for health (DAH) between 2024 and 2025 by source of funding. The left panel shows the change in terms of dollars. The right panel shows the percentage change. Most sources of funding are expected to decrease DAH contributions, although a few are expected to have slight increases. The US is expected to see the largest decline, of over $9 billion or more than 60% relative to 2024. It is followed by the UK, France, and Germa

Sub-Saharan African countries and NGOs face steepest cuts

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to witness the largest declines in DAH. Among global health organizations, estimates indicate that funding has decreased the most among NGOs and UN agencies.

A panel figure with 2 bar charts showing the expected change in development assistance for health (DAH) between 2024 and 2025 by channel, or disbursing entity, of funding. The left panel shows the change in terms of dollars. The right panel shows the percentage change. Most channels of funding are expected to decrease DAH contributions, with NGOs and Foundations seeing the largest declines (over $2 billion), followed by UN agencies and the WHO, specifically.

What’s new in Financing Global Health 2025?

IHME has been publishing Financing Global Health since 2009. The innovations in this year’s report include the following:

Visualizing the impact of cuts from major development partners

See how the cuts that development partners announced in late 2024 and early 2025 would reduce the amount of funding invested in improving health in low- and middle-income countries.

Anticipating what the future holds

IHME has created new forecasts to show how the trajectory of global health funding could evolve over the next five years under current policies.

Tracking contributions from newly added development partners

For the first time, IHME is tracking contributions from Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

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