Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 1.0% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 2.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +46.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -47.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 164 Djibouti 1.1% compare
- 165 Madagascar 1.0% compare
- 166 Niger 1.0% compare
- 168 Zimbabwe 0.9% compare
- 169 Turkmenistan 0.9% compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 0.9% compare
More health data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2139 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of was 1.0% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.