Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Pakistan

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Pakistan in 2023 — 2.52%. Ranked 187 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.04 pp.

2023 2.52% −0.38 pp vs 2022
World rank 187of 192
Period maximum 2.99%2021
Period minimum 2.04%2004

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Pakistan, 2000–202322.252.52.7532000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.48%2001: 2.34%2002: 2.42%2003: 2.1%2004: 2.04%2005: 2.37%2006: 2.73%2007: 2.62%2008: 2.57%2009: 2.5%2010: 2.43%2011: 2.23%2012: 2.22%2013: 2.42%2014: 2.49%2015: 2.49%2016: 2.57%2017: 2.79%2018: 2.83%2019: 2.85%2020: 2.95%2021: 2.99%2022: 2.9%2023: 2.52%
Change over the period: +0.04 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Pakistan 2.52%
World 10.06%
South Asia 3.26%
Southern Asia computed 3.51%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.52 −0.38 pp
2022 2.9 −0.09 pp
2021 2.99 +0.04 pp
2020 2.95 +0.11 pp
2019 2.85 +0.02 pp
2018 2.83 +0.04 pp
2017 2.79 +0.22 pp
2016 2.57 +0.08 pp
2015 2.49 +0.01 pp
2014 2.49 +0.07 pp
2013 2.42 +0.19 pp
2012 2.22 −0.01 pp
2011 2.23 −0.2 pp
2010 2.43 −0.07 pp
2009 2.5 −0.07 pp
2008 2.57 −0.06 pp
2007 2.62 −0.11 pp
2006 2.73 +0.36 pp
2005 2.37 +0.34 pp
2004 2.04 −0.07 pp
2003 2.1 −0.32 pp
2002 2.42 +0.08 pp
2001 2.34 −0.14 pp
2000 2.48

Southern Asia, 2023

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

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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