Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 25.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Tajikistan, 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 Tajikistan is 25.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Tajikistan peaked at 31.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2003.
That places Tajikistan 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.8% | — |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +9.4% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 25.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 25.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.4%, 36% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 16.4% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 20.6% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.2% | 25.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6758 % 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 0.0596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6416 % 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 Tajikistan?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Tajikistan was 25.6% 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2003.
- How does Tajikistan rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Tajikistan ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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.