Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Egypt, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4.9% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Egypt peaked at 5.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 130th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 127 Chad 5.0% compare
- 128 United Arab Emirates 5.0% compare
- 129 Kuwait 5.0% compare
- 131 Saint Lucia 4.7% compare
- 132 Sierra Leone 4.7% compare
- 133 Grenada 4.7% 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 6.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Egypt?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Egypt was 4.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 130th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).