Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Palestine

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Palestine in 2023 — 4.45%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.72 pp.

2023 4.45% +0.53 pp vs 2022
World rank 68of 192
Period maximum 4.45%2023
Period minimum 2.56%2001

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Palestine, 2000–20232.533.544.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.72%2001: 2.56%2002: 3.14%2003: 3.08%2004: 3.61%2005: 3.96%2006: 3.27%2007: 3.43%2008: 3.67%2009: 3.66%2010: 3.29%2011: 3.29%2012: 2.96%2013: 3.23%2014: 3.15%2015: 3.12%2016: 2.66%2017: 3.19%2018: 2.85%2019: 3.66%2020: 3.85%2021: 4.27%2022: 3.92%2023: 4.45%
Change over the period: +1.72 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Palestine 4.45%
World 6.14%
Western Asia computed 3.65%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.45 +0.53 pp
2022 3.92 −0.35 pp
2021 4.27 +0.41 pp
2020 3.85 +0.19 pp
2019 3.66 +0.81 pp
2018 2.85 −0.34 pp
2017 3.19 +0.53 pp
2016 2.66 −0.46 pp
2015 3.12 −0.03 pp
2014 3.15 −0.07 pp
2013 3.23 +0.27 pp
2012 2.96 −0.33 pp
2011 3.29 −0.01 pp
2010 3.29 −0.37 pp
2009 3.66 −0.01 pp
2008 3.67 +0.24 pp
2007 3.43 +0.16 pp
2006 3.27 −0.69 pp
2005 3.96 +0.36 pp
2004 3.61 +0.53 pp
2003 3.08 −0.06 pp
2002 3.14 +0.58 pp
2001 2.56 −0.16 pp
2000 2.72

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.