Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tajikistan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 1.9% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tajikistan peaked at 2.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2003.
Tajikistan ranks 140th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +27.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 450 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tajikistan?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tajikistan was 1.9% 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
- How does Tajikistan rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Tajikistan ranks 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.