Current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Current health expenditure was 5.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 5.3% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 5.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2008.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Current health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 5.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for current health expenditure?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.