Current health expenditure in Egypt
Egypt: Current health expenditure was 4.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Egypt is 4.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Egypt peaked at 5.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 129th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 126 Chad 5.0% compare
- 127 United Arab Emirates 5.0% compare
- 128 Kuwait 5.0% compare
- 130 Saint Lucia 4.7% compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 4.7% compare
- 132 Grenada 4.7% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0521 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0547 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Egypt?
- Current health expenditure in Egypt was 4.9% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for current health expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.