Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Pakistan
Pakistan: Proportion of total government spending on essential … health was 0.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Pakistan, 2000–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2015.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Pakistan peaked at 0.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.
That places Pakistan 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -74.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +249.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -6.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 9% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.0%, 13% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +249.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 127 India 1.7% compare
- 128 Republic of Korea 1.5% compare
- 128 South Korea 1.5% compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 55,286 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0643 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Pakistan?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Pakistan was 0.7% in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
- How does Pakistan rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Pakistan ranks 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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