Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Pakistan

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Pakistan in 2023 — 0.9%. Ranked 171 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.03 pp.

2023 0.9% −0.21 pp vs 2022
World rank 171of 192
Period maximum 1.11%2021
Period minimum 0.4%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Pakistan, 2000–20230.40.60.811.22000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.87%2001: 0.82%2002: 0.9%2003: 0.51%2004: 0.55%2005: 0.52%2006: 0.46%2007: 0.45%2008: 0.4%2009: 0.51%2010: 0.53%2011: 0.46%2012: 0.62%2013: 0.63%2014: 0.6%2015: 0.69%2016: 0.7%2017: 0.91%2018: 0.94%2019: 0.94%2020: 1.04%2021: 1.11%2022: 1.11%2023: 0.9%
Change over the period: +0.03 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Pakistan 0.9%
World 6.14%
South Asia 1.21%
Southern Asia computed 1.34%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.9 −0.21 pp
2022 1.11 −0 pp
2021 1.11 +0.07 pp
2020 1.04 +0.1 pp
2019 0.94 +0.01 pp
2018 0.94 +0.02 pp
2017 0.91 +0.21 pp
2016 0.7 +0.01 pp
2015 0.69 +0.08 pp
2014 0.6 −0.03 pp
2013 0.63 +0.02 pp
2012 0.62 +0.16 pp
2011 0.46 −0.07 pp
2010 0.53 +0.02 pp
2009 0.51 +0.11 pp
2008 0.4 −0.05 pp
2007 0.45 −0.01 pp
2006 0.46 −0.05 pp
2005 0.52 −0.03 pp
2004 0.55 +0.04 pp
2003 0.51 −0.39 pp
2002 0.9 +0.08 pp
2001 0.82 −0.05 pp
2000 0.87

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.