Health spending as a share of total government spending in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 4.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Azerbaijan, 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 Azerbaijan is 4.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Azerbaijan peaked at 5.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2018.
Azerbaijan ranks 180th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +22.8% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +76.3% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Azerbaijan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1127 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,241 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 264 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Azerbaijan?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Azerbaijan was 4.3% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Azerbaijan ranks 180th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.