Health spending as a share of total government spending in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 19.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 19.1% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 25.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2005.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 16th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +29.8% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +41.6% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +19.1% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 12.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.1% | 19.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 19.1% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2005.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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.