Health spending as a share of total government spending in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 8.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan is 8.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Turkmenistan peaked at 14.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2022.
That places Turkmenistan 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.7% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 4 |
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Turkmenistan?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Turkmenistan was 8.6% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2022.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Turkmenistan ranks 120th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.