Afghanistan vs Euro area: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Afghanistan
- Euro area
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.0% against 10.8% in Euro area, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Euro area ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 0.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 10.8% | 8.0% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Afghanistan or Euro area?
- Afghanistan, at 15.0% against 10.8% in Euro area as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Afghanistan and Euro area?
- 4.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Euro area?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Euro area rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and Euro area ranks 5th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.