Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 1.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Egypt, 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 Egypt stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Egypt peaked at 1.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2012.
That places Egypt 144th out of 193 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.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +31.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 141 Ghana 1.9% compare
- 142 Micronesia (country) 1.8% compare
- 143 Guyana 1.7% compare
- 145 Central African Republic 1.5% compare
- 146 Mauritania 1.5% compare
- 147 Armenia 1.5% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1742 % 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 0.154 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1616 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Egypt?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Egypt was 1.6% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 144th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.