Health spending as a share of total government spending in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 4.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Zimbabwe stood at 4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Zimbabwe peaked at 14.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2019.
Zimbabwe ranks 172nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.8% | — |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -42.3% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +35.4% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -43.2% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -59.0% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +45.1% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.9% | 3.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Zimbabwe?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Zimbabwe ranks 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.