Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Algeria
Algeria: Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current was 46.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
46.9%
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
65th
of 194 countries
All-time high
52.3%
in 2022
All-time low
23.3%
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Algeria, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 46.9% for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in 2023.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Algeria peaked at 52.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2003.
That places Algeria 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current in Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.0% | — |
| 2001 | 23.7% | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | -10.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 46.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 46.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42.8%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 23.3% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 28.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 41.2% | 52.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 62 Burkina Faso 47.6% compare
- 63 Cote d'Ivoire 47.3% compare
- 64 Benin 46.9% compare
- 66 Mauritania 46.4% compare
- 67 United States 46.0% compare
- 68 Indonesia 45.8% compare
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Algeria?
- Domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current in Algeria was 46.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2003.
- How does Algeria rank for domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current?
- Algeria ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic private health expenditure (pvt-d) as percentage of current rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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