Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Armenia
Armenia: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Armenia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Armenia stood at 1.5%.
The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Armenia peaked at 2.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Armenia ranks 147th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +40.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +66.9% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 144 Egypt 1.6% compare
- 145 Central African Republic 1.5% compare
- 146 Mauritania 1.5% compare
- 148 Indonesia 1.4% compare
- 149 Cote d'Ivoire 1.4% compare
- 150 Azerbaijan 1.4% compare
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4414 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0913 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4276 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0985 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Armenia?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Armenia was 1.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Armenia ranks 147th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.