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Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Afghanistan

Health share of government spending in Afghanistan in 2023 — 1.46%. Ranked 192 in the world out of 192. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 0.25 pp.

2023 1.46% +0.33 pp vs 2022
World rank 192of 192
Period maximum 5.46%2003
Period minimum 1.13%2022

Trend over time

2002–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Afghanistan, 2002–20230246200220052008201120142017202020232002: 1.21%2003: 5.46%2004: 3.6%2005: 3.38%2006: 2.73%2007: 2.61%2008: 3%2009: 2.51%2010: 2.26%2011: 2.19%2012: 1.37%2013: 1.78%2014: 1.86%2015: 2.01%2016: 2.14%2017: 2.32%2018: 1.91%2019: 1.78%2020: 4.25%2021: 3.96%2022: 1.13%2023: 1.46%
Change over the period: +0.25 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Afghanistan 1.46%
World computed 10.81%
South Asia computed 6.62%
Southern Asia computed 8%
Low-income countries computed 5.45%
Health share of government spending — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.46 +0.33 pp
2022 1.13 −2.83 pp
2021 3.96 −0.29 pp
2020 4.25 +2.47 pp
2019 1.78 −0.13 pp
2018 1.91 −0.41 pp
2017 2.32 +0.18 pp
2016 2.14 +0.13 pp
2015 2.01 +0.15 pp
2014 1.86 +0.09 pp
2013 1.78 +0.41 pp
2012 1.37 −0.82 pp
2011 2.19 −0.07 pp
2010 2.26 −0.26 pp
2009 2.51 −0.49 pp
2008 3 +0.39 pp
2007 2.61 −0.12 pp
2006 2.73 −0.66 pp
2005 3.38 −0.22 pp
2004 3.6 −1.85 pp
2003 5.46 +4.25 pp
2002 1.21 —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IR Iran 19.06 MV Maldives 15.57 BT Bhutan 10.2 NP Nepal 7.66 LK Sri Lanka 6.33 PK Pakistan 4.68 IN India 4.59 BD Bangladesh 2.47 AF Afghanistan 1.46
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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