Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 32.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 32.4% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Zimbabwe peaked at 34.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2019.
Zimbabwe ranks 151st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.3% | — |
| 2011 | 26.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | -58.2% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +54.9% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +49.1% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.7% | 14.3% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 22.1% | 32.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 148 Sri Lanka 33.6% compare
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- 150 Azerbaijan 32.6% compare
- 152 Equatorial Guinea 32.3% compare
- 153 Egypt 32.2% compare
- 154 Honduras 31.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Zimbabwe?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Zimbabwe was 32.4% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Zimbabwe ranks 151st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.