Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle East & North Africa

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 3.29%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.02 pp.

2023 3.29% +0.33 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 3.56%2020
Period minimum 1.99%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle East & North Africa, 2000–20231.522.533.542000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.27%2001: 2.48%2002: 2.42%2003: 2.29%2004: 2.14%2005: 2.04%2006: 2.06%2007: 2.05%2008: 1.99%2009: 2.49%2010: 2.28%2011: 2.28%2012: 2.3%2013: 2.48%2014: 2.8%2015: 3.05%2016: 3.25%2017: 3.17%2018: 2.92%2019: 3%2020: 3.56%2021: 3.37%2022: 2.96%2023: 3.29%
Change over the period: +1.02 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 3.29%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.29 +0.33 pp
2022 2.96 −0.41 pp
2021 3.37 −0.19 pp
2020 3.56 +0.56 pp
2019 3 +0.07 pp
2018 2.92 −0.25 pp
2017 3.17 −0.08 pp
2016 3.25 +0.2 pp
2015 3.05 +0.24 pp
2014 2.8 +0.33 pp
2013 2.48 +0.18 pp
2012 2.3 +0.02 pp
2011 2.28 +0 pp
2010 2.28 −0.21 pp
2009 2.49 +0.5 pp
2008 1.99 −0.05 pp
2007 2.05 −0.01 pp
2006 2.06 +0.02 pp
2005 2.04 −0.1 pp
2004 2.14 −0.15 pp
2003 2.29 −0.13 pp
2002 2.42 −0.05 pp
2001 2.48 +0.21 pp
2000 2.27

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.