Domestic general government health expenditure in Egypt
Egypt: Domestic general government health expenditure was 32.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Egypt stood at 32.2%.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Egypt peaked at 37.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 153rd 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.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.2% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | -9.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 32.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 32.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.1%, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 31.9% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 28.2% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 31.9% | 37.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Egypt?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Egypt was 32.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.