Health spending as a share of total government spending in Pakistan
Pakistan: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 4.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Pakistan, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 4.7% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Pakistan peaked at 6.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2008.
That places Pakistan 175th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -0.613 % 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 0.0033 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Pakistan?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Pakistan was 4.7% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2008.
- How does Pakistan rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Pakistan ranks 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.