Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Palestine, State of, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 10.7% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of peaked at 11.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2016.
That places Palestine, State of 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 10.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Palestine, State of was 10.7% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2016.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Palestine, State of ranks 22nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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).