Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Zimbabwe

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 2.93%. Ranked 178 in the world out of 192. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 7.55 pp.

2023 2.93% −0.47 pp vs 2022
World rank 178of 192
Period maximum 10.48%2010
Period minimum 2.67%2021

Trend over time

2010–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Zimbabwe, 2010–2023051015201020122014201620182020202220232010: 10.48%2011: 8.08%2012: 6.92%2013: 7.11%2014: 8.13%2015: 7.45%2016: 7.26%2017: 6.17%2018: 4.67%2019: 3.23%2020: 2.95%2021: 2.67%2022: 3.4%2023: 2.93%
Change over the period: −7.55 pp Annual average: -0.58 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Zimbabwe 2.93%
World 10.06%
Eastern Africa computed 4%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.93 −0.47 pp
2022 3.4 +0.72 pp
2021 2.67 −0.28 pp
2020 2.95 −0.28 pp
2019 3.23 −1.44 pp
2018 4.67 −1.5 pp
2017 6.17 −1.08 pp
2016 7.26 −0.19 pp
2015 7.45 −0.68 pp
2014 8.13 +1.02 pp
2013 7.11 +0.19 pp
2012 6.92 −1.16 pp
2011 8.08 −2.39 pp
2010 10.48

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.