Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Turkmenistan peaked at 1.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.
That places Turkmenistan 169th 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -31.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +23.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -22.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Turkmenistan?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Turkmenistan was 0.9% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Turkmenistan ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.