Capital health expenditure in Iraq
Iraq: Capital health expenditure was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Iraq, 2018–2023
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
Iraq recorded 0.1% for capital health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 54.6% on the previous year and up 158.6% over ten years.
That places Iraq 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Capital health expenditure in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -44.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +364.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +121.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -54.6% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 23% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 113 Tajikistan 0.1%
- 114 Chad 0.1% compare
- 115 Brunei Darussalam 0.1%
- 117 Vanuatu 0.1% compare
- 118 Honduras 0.1% compare
- 119 Namibia 0.0% compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 Iraq?
- Capital health expenditure in Iraq was 0.1% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
- How does Iraq rank for capital health expenditure?
- Iraq ranks 116th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.