Capital health expenditure in Georgia
Georgia: Capital health expenditure was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Georgia, 2001–2019
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
In 2019, capital health expenditure in Georgia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Georgia peaked at 1.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.
That places Georgia 121st out of 128 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4% | — |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +60.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -66.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +56.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +75.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -56.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +49.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +181.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -67.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +64.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -86.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 20% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 29% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Georgia?
- Capital health expenditure in Georgia was 0.0% in 2019, 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Georgia rank for capital health expenditure?
- Georgia ranks 121st out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia 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.