Domestic general government health expenditure in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Turkmenistan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Turkmenistan is 0.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Turkmenistan peaked at 1.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.
Turkmenistan ranks 169th 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -31.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +18.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 28% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 18% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.49 % 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 0.0499 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.48 % 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 Turkmenistan?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Turkmenistan ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.