External health expenditure in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: External health expenditure was 11.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Tajikistan, 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 external health expenditure in Tajikistan is 11.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Tajikistan peaked at 14.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Tajikistan ranks 52nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +4910.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +168.6% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +55.2% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +46.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +62.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -41.4% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -28.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +18.5% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -30.7% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +47.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -43.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -69.6% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +485.7% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +49.8% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +5.8% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 11.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.8%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 11.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 163.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure in Tajikistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +4910.3% | 0.1% | 4.4% |
| 2020 | +485.7% | 1.3% | 7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 0.1% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 1.3% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 7.7% | 11.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6758 % 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 0.0596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6416 % 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 Tajikistan?
- External health expenditure in Tajikistan was 11.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Tajikistan rank for external health expenditure?
- Tajikistan ranks 52nd out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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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.