Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palestine
Palestine: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 41.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palestine, 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
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palestine stood at 41.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palestine peaked at 41.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2001.
Palestine ranks 134th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 33.6% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +35.1% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | +2.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 41.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 41.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.1%, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 24.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 28.7% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 37.5% | 41.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palestine?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Palestine was 41.4% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2001.
- How does Palestine rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Palestine ranks 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.