Domestic private health expenditure in Armenia
Armenia: Domestic private health expenditure was 83.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic private health expenditure in Armenia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic private health expenditure in Armenia is 83.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure in Armenia peaked at 86.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2001.
That places Armenia 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.5% | — |
| 2001 | 53.2% | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 73.2% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 61.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | +2.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 83.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 83.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.8%, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic private health expenditure in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +44.2% | 53.2% | 76.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.4% | 53.2% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 78.0% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 79.6% | 83.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 2 Myanmar 82.8% compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 82.6% compare
- 4 Bangladesh 82.0% compare
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % 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 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % 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 private health expenditure in Armenia?
- Domestic private health expenditure in Armenia was 83.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2001.
- How does Armenia rank for domestic private health expenditure?
- Armenia ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.