Current health expenditure in Iraq
Iraq: Current health expenditure was 5.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Iraq, 2003–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Iraq stood at 5.5%.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Iraq peaked at 5.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2006.
That places Iraq 117th 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 21 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.0% | — |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +44.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0366 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Iraq?
- Current health expenditure in Iraq was 5.5% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2006.
- How does Iraq rank for current health expenditure?
- Iraq ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.