Afghanistan vs OECD members: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Afghanistan
- OECD members
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 15.0% against 12.7% in OECD members, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was OECD members ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and OECD members in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 10.6% | 0.8% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 12.0% | 1.3% | OECD members |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 13.2% | 5.6% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Afghanistan or OECD members?
- Afghanistan, at 15.0% against 12.7% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Afghanistan and OECD members?
- 2.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and OECD members?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and OECD members rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and OECD members ranks 3rd 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.