External health expenditure in Iraq
Iraq: External health expenditure was 1.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure in Iraq, 2003–2022
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2022, external health expenditure in Iraq stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.9% on the previous year and up 258.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Iraq peaked at 7.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2003.
Iraq ranks 100th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.2% | — |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +799.5% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +165.6% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +48.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -82.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -26.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -51.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +56.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -54.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +49.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -56.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +77.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -43.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +146.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +52.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +799.5% | 0.2% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 0.2% | 7.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 97 Guyana 1.2% compare
- 98 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.2% compare
- 99 Viet Nam 1.1% compare
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% compare
- 102 El Salvador 0.9% compare
- 103 Barbados 0.9% compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 external health expenditure in Iraq?
- External health expenditure in Iraq was 1.1% in 2022, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for external health expenditure?
- Iraq ranks 100th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.