Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Pakistan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 2.5% for current health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Pakistan peaked at 3.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2004.
Pakistan ranks 188th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -13.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 2.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.6%, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Pakistan?
- Current health expenditure in Pakistan was 2.5% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2004.
- How does Pakistan rank for current health expenditure?
- Pakistan ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.