Capital health expenditure in Armenia
Armenia: Capital health expenditure was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Armenia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 0.5% for capital health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 1,178.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Armenia peaked at 0.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Armenia ranks 32nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -34.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +79.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +40.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -50.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -65.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -51.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -48.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +96.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -52.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -56.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +96.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -52.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +1694.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -7.4% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 3.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1694.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 29 India 0.5% compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 0.5% compare
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5% compare
- 33 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.4% compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0.4% compare
- 35 Oman 0.4% compare
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Armenia?
- Capital health expenditure in Armenia was 0.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Armenia rank for capital health expenditure?
- Armenia ranks 32nd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,178.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.