Domestic general government health expenditure in Iran
Iran: Domestic general government health expenditure was 19.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Iran, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Iran recorded 19.1% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Iran peaked at 25.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2005.
Iran ranks 16th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +41.6% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -0.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 19.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 19.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.6%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 12.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.1% | 19.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,361 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,070 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % 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 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % 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 Iran?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Iran was 19.1% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2005.
- How does Iran rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Iran ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.