Health spending as a share of total government spending in Armenia
Armenia: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 5.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Armenia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Armenia is 5.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Armenia peaked at 7.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2000.
That places Armenia 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +46.3% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +35.6% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 3.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 16.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0149 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 16.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Armenia?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Armenia was 5.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Armenia ranks 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.