Public healthcare spending share gdp in Tanzania
Tanzania: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.9666 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9666
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
167th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.38
in 2006
All-time low
0.7459
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Tanzania, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.9666 for public healthcare spending share 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 share gdp in Tanzania peaked at 2.38 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7459, in 2000.
That places Tanzania 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 share gdp in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7459 | — |
| 2001 | 1.09 | +46.0% |
| 2002 | 1.33 | +22.3% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 2.31 | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 2.38 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.94 | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 2.26 | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 1.48 | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 1.45 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.29 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 1.18 | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 1.19 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.61 | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.63 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.63 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8616 | -47.2% |
| 2021 | 0.945 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9819 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9666 | -1.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.9666 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86, 52% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.9666 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7 | 0.7459 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1.18 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9388 | 0.8616 | 0.9819 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 164 Djibouti 1.05 compare
- 165 Madagascar 0.988 compare
- 166 Niger 0.972 compare
- 168 Zimbabwe 0.9466 compare
- 169 Turkmenistan 0.9422 compare
- 170 Guinea-Bissau 0.9384 compare
More health data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Tanzania?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Tanzania was 0.9666 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 2006.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7459 in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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