Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Iran

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Iran in 2023 — 2.82%. Ranked 102 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.03 pp.

2023 2.82% +0.19 pp vs 2022
World rank 102of 192
Period maximum 4.22%2015
Period minimum 1.78%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Iran, 2000–2023123452000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.78%2001: 1.97%2002: 1.83%2003: 1.95%2004: 1.87%2005: 1.95%2006: 2.15%2007: 1.96%2008: 1.87%2009: 2.24%2010: 2.04%2011: 2.03%2012: 2.05%2013: 2.17%2014: 3.28%2015: 4.22%2016: 4.13%2017: 4.19%2018: 3.17%2019: 2.75%2020: 2.48%2021: 2.28%2022: 2.63%2023: 2.82%
Change over the period: +1.03 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran

Iran 2.82%
World 6.14%
Southern Asia computed 1.34%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.82 +0.19 pp
2022 2.63 +0.35 pp
2021 2.28 −0.2 pp
2020 2.48 −0.27 pp
2019 2.75 −0.42 pp
2018 3.17 −1.02 pp
2017 4.19 +0.07 pp
2016 4.13 −0.09 pp
2015 4.22 +0.94 pp
2014 3.28 +1.1 pp
2013 2.17 +0.12 pp
2012 2.05 +0.02 pp
2011 2.03 −0 pp
2010 2.04 −0.21 pp
2009 2.24 +0.37 pp
2008 1.87 −0.09 pp
2007 1.96 −0.19 pp
2006 2.15 +0.2 pp
2005 1.95 +0.09 pp
2004 1.87 −0.08 pp
2003 1.95 +0.13 pp
2002 1.83 −0.15 pp
2001 1.97 +0.19 pp
2000 1.78

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.