Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 6.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tajikistan, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 6.1% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Tajikistan peaked at 7.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2003.
Tajikistan ranks 155th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +28.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 4 |
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More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0135 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Tajikistan?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tajikistan was 6.1% 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2003.
- How does Tajikistan rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Tajikistan ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.