Current health expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Current health expenditure was 6.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of is 6.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 8.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2002.
That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 4 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -3.77 % 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 0.0399 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Current health expenditure in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 6.0% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2002.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for current health expenditure?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.