Current health expenditure in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Current health expenditure was 15.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Afghanistan, 2002–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Afghanistan stood at 15.0%.
That represents a change of down 35.1% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Afghanistan peaked at 23.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2012.
That places Afghanistan 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.4% | — |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +38.5% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -35.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 15.0% | 23.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Tuvalu 27.1% compare
- 2 Naoero 18.2% compare
- 3 United States of America 16.7% compare
- 5 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 6 Liberia 13.0% compare
- 7 Micronesia, Federated States of 12.9% compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0569 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Afghanistan?
- Current health expenditure in Afghanistan was 15.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for current health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.