Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Iran
Iran: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Capital health expenditure in Iran, 2000–2021
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 2021, capital health expenditure in Iran stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 46.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Iran peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places Iran 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -47.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -49.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +31.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +123.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -58.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +50.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +132.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -46.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 90% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 71% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,070 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % 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 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Iran?
- Capital health expenditure in Iran was 0.2% in 2021, 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Iran rank for capital health expenditure?
- Iran ranks 81st out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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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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.