Current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Current health expenditure was 5.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 5.2%.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 5.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2006.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 29th out of 47 groups 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0341 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.4849 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 5.2% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2006.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for current health expenditure?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.