Capital health expenditure in Pakistan
Pakistan: Capital health expenditure was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Capital health expenditure in Pakistan, 2006–2022
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
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Pakistan is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.2% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Pakistan peaked at 0.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Pakistan ranks 120th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Capital health expenditure in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2% | — |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +65.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -47.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -69.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 16% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 16% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Capital health expenditure in Pakistan was 0.0% in 2022, 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for capital health expenditure?
- Pakistan ranks 120th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.