Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tanzania
Tanzania: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tanzania, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tanzania is 3.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 7.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
Tanzania ranks 179th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 4 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.02 % 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 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2013)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tanzania?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Tanzania was 3.1% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 179th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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).