Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iran
Iran: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 6.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iran, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 6.0% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iran peaked at 8.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2002.
Iran ranks 105th of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iran?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iran was 6.0% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2002.
- How does Iran rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Iran ranks 105th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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).