Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 9.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) stood at 9.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 9.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
More health data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 482 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 83,590 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,830 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 524 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14,992 (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 140.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 9.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2008.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of general government expenditure (GGE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).