Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 4.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Afghanistan, 2003–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Afghanistan stood at 4.5%.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Afghanistan peaked at 6.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2008.
Afghanistan ranks 115th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.0% | — |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +42.8% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -58.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 6.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Afghanistan was 4.5% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2008.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Afghanistan ranks 115th out of 129 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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