Health share of government spending in Iran in 2023 — 19.06%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8.11 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iran
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19.06 | −0.05 pp |
| 2022 | 19.11 | +3.06 pp |
| 2021 | 16.05 | −2.98 pp |
| 2020 | 19.03 | −0.42 pp |
| 2019 | 19.45 | −1.34 pp |
| 2018 | 20.79 | −3.72 pp |
| 2017 | 24.5 | +0.29 pp |
| 2016 | 24.22 | −1.63 pp |
| 2015 | 25.84 | +2.7 pp |
| 2014 | 23.14 | +6.8 pp |
| 2013 | 16.34 | +0.74 pp |
| 2012 | 15.61 | +3.58 pp |
| 2011 | 12.02 | −0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 12.52 | +0.15 pp |
| 2009 | 12.38 | +2.9 pp |
| 2008 | 9.48 | −2.06 pp |
| 2007 | 11.53 | +1.92 pp |
| 2006 | 9.61 | +0.61 pp |
| 2005 | 9.01 | −1.16 pp |
| 2004 | 10.16 | −0.05 pp |
| 2003 | 10.21 | +0.65 pp |
| 2002 | 9.57 | −2.3 pp |
| 2001 | 11.87 | +0.92 pp |
| 2000 | 10.95 | — |
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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.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
Education Education expenditure (% of GDP)Government spending on education at all levels as a percentage of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
