Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Uzbekistan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Uzbekistan recorded 2.4% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Uzbekistan peaked at 2.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2018.
Uzbekistan ranks 119th 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 Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +39.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Uzbekistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2049 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 782.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,269 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.27 % 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 0.0026 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (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 Uzbekistan?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Uzbekistan was 2.4% 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 Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Uzbekistan ranks 119th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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.