Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Central Asia

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Central Asia in 2023 — 4.79%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.26 pp.

2023 4.79% +0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 5.01%2021
Period minimum 3.2%2007

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Central Asia, 2000–202333.544.555.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.52%2001: 4.15%2002: 4.08%2003: 4.28%2004: 4.47%2005: 4.35%2006: 3.9%2007: 3.2%2008: 3.5%2009: 3.8%2010: 3.54%2011: 3.42%2012: 3.81%2013: 3.67%2014: 3.66%2015: 3.93%2016: 4.29%2017: 3.87%2018: 3.68%2019: 3.75%2020: 4.73%2021: 5.01%2022: 4.77%2023: 4.79%
Change over the period: +0.26 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 4.79%
World 10.06%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.79 +0.02 pp
2022 4.77 −0.24 pp
2021 5.01 +0.28 pp
2020 4.73 +0.98 pp
2019 3.75 +0.08 pp
2018 3.68 −0.2 pp
2017 3.87 −0.41 pp
2016 4.29 +0.36 pp
2015 3.93 +0.27 pp
2014 3.66 −0.01 pp
2013 3.67 −0.14 pp
2012 3.81 +0.4 pp
2011 3.42 −0.12 pp
2010 3.54 −0.26 pp
2009 3.8 +0.31 pp
2008 3.5 +0.3 pp
2007 3.2 −0.71 pp
2006 3.9 −0.45 pp
2005 4.35 −0.11 pp
2004 4.47 +0.19 pp
2003 4.28 +0.19 pp
2002 4.08 −0.07 pp
2001 4.15 −0.37 pp
2000 4.52

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.