Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Palestine
Palestine: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 10.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Palestine, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 10.7% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Palestine peaked at 11.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2016.
That places Palestine 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +10.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 10.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 10.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.6%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 10.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 284 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % 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 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Palestine?
- Current health expenditure in Palestine was 10.7% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2016.
- How does Palestine rank for current health expenditure?
- Palestine ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine 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.