Domestic general government health expenditure in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Afghanistan, 2002–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.2% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.5% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Afghanistan peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
That places Afghanistan 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1% | — |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +673.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +138.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -40.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -74.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +36.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 27% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.8%, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +673.3% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| 2020 | +138.6% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Afghanistan?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Afghanistan was 0.2% 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Afghanistan rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.