Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Pakistan
Pakistan: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 35.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Pakistan, 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
Pakistan recorded 35.7% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Pakistan peaked at 38.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2008.
That places Pakistan 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.9% | — |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -34.5% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 21.7% | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 17.0% | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 38.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | -6.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 35.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 35.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.1%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 15.6% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 20.4% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 35.2% | 38.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 139 Lebanon 37.9% compare
- 140 Sao Tome and Principe 37.0% compare
- 141 Guatemala 35.8% compare
- 143 Mali 35.4% compare
- 144 Uzbekistan 35.4% compare
- 145 Mauritania 34.2% compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Pakistan was 35.7% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2008.
- How does Pakistan rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Pakistan ranks 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.