Afghanistan vs European Union: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Afghanistan
- European Union
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.0% against 10.5% in European Union, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and European Union ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 10.5% | 8.3% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Afghanistan or European Union?
- Afghanistan, at 15.0% against 10.5% in European Union as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Afghanistan and European Union?
- 4.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and European Union?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and European Union rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and European Union ranks 6th 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.