Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 32.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Azerbaijan, 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
Azerbaijan recorded 32.6% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Azerbaijan peaked at 45.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2018.
Azerbaijan ranks 150th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 45.6% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +55.7% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +16.9% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 32.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 32.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.4%, 46% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +55.7% | 25.6% | 39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 27.1% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 23.2% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 27.9% | 39.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Azerbaijan?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Azerbaijan was 32.6% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2018.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Azerbaijan ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.