Domestic general government health expenditure in Arab World
Arab World: Domestic general government health expenditure was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Arab World, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 3.3% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Arab World peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2008.
Arab World ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.0711 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Arab World?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Arab World was 3.3% 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2008.
- How does Arab World rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Arab World ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.