Health share of government spending in Iraq in 2023 — 6.18%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 192. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 3.05 pp.
2003–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Iraq
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.18 | +0.34 pp |
| 2022 | 5.84 | −1.14 pp |
| 2021 | 6.98 | +0.82 pp |
| 2020 | 6.16 | +0.17 pp |
| 2019 | 5.99 | −0.44 pp |
| 2018 | 6.43 | +1.66 pp |
| 2017 | 4.77 | −1.21 pp |
| 2016 | 5.98 | +4.3 pp |
| 2015 | 1.68 | −0.69 pp |
| 2014 | 2.37 | −0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 2.38 | +0.02 pp |
| 2012 | 2.35 | −2.45 pp |
| 2011 | 4.8 | −0 pp |
| 2010 | 4.8 | +0.07 pp |
| 2009 | 4.73 | +0.59 pp |
| 2008 | 4.14 | −0.49 pp |
| 2007 | 4.63 | +1.59 pp |
| 2006 | 3.05 | −0.15 pp |
| 2005 | 3.2 | +0.22 pp |
| 2004 | 2.98 | −0.15 pp |
| 2003 | 3.13 | — |
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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.
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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.
