Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Algeria
Algeria: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 53.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Algeria, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Algeria is 53.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Algeria peaked at 76.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2022.
That places Algeria 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 76.7% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 65.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.5% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.2% | 68.5% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 60.5% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 47.2% | 58.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Algeria?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Algeria was 53.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2022.
- How does Algeria rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Algeria ranks 105th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.