Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iraq
Iraq: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iraq, 2003–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iraq stood at 5.5%.
The figure is up 27.7% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iraq peaked at 5.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2006.
That places Iraq 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.0% | — |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +44.9% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 4 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1756 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.577 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1846 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iraq?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Iraq was 5.5% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2006.
- How does Iraq rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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).