Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 5.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of is 5.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 13.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2020.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 166th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +45.4% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -47.7% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.1% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tanzania, United Republic of was 5.1% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United 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.