Current health expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Current health expenditure was 3.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Tanzania, United 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 Tanzania, United Republic of is 3.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 7.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 177th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4 |
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More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Current health expenditure in Tanzania, United Republic of was 3.1% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for current health expenditure?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United 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.