Domestic general government health expenditure in Pakistan
Pakistan: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in 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 Pakistan stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Pakistan peaked at 1.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.
That places Pakistan 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -43.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +35.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -18.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.8%, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Pakistan was 0.9% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- How does Pakistan rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Pakistan ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.