Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Egypt
Egypt: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 32.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Egypt, 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
Egypt recorded 32.2% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Egypt peaked at 37.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 153rd 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.2% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | -9.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 32.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 32.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.1%, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 31.9% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 28.2% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 31.9% | 37.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 150 Azerbaijan 32.6% compare
- 151 Zimbabwe 32.4% compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 32.3% compare
- 154 Honduras 31.9% compare
- 155 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 31.7% compare
- 156 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.7% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Egypt?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Egypt was 32.2% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Egypt ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.