Domestic general government health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Domestic general government health expenditure was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 3.3%.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 3.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2008.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 4 |
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More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2008.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.