Health expenditure government expenditure in Iraq
Iraq: Health expenditure government expenditure was 6.18 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure government expenditure in Iraq, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, health expenditure government expenditure in Iraq stood at 6.18.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 160.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure government expenditure in Iraq peaked at 6.98 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.68, in 2015.
That places Iraq 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Health expenditure government expenditure in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.13 | — |
| 2004 | 2.98 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 3.05 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.63 | +52.1% |
| 2008 | 4.14 | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 4.73 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.8 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.35 | -51.0% |
| 2013 | 2.38 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.37 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.68 | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 5.98 | +256.0% |
| 2017 | 4.77 | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 6.43 | +34.7% |
| 2019 | 5.99 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 6.16 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 6.98 | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 5.84 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 6.18 | +5.9% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 6.18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.63, 58% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 6.18 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.57, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health expenditure government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +256.0% | 1.68 | 5.98 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7 | 2.98 | 4.73 | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.16 | 1.68 | 6.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.29 | 5.84 | 6.98 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure government expenditure in Iraq?
- Health expenditure government expenditure in Iraq was 6.18 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 6.98 in 2021.
- What is the lowest health expenditure government expenditure recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 in 2015.
- How does Iraq rank for health expenditure government expenditure?
- Iraq ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health expenditure government expenditure rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health expenditure government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).