Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Middle East & North Africa

Health share of government spending in Middle East & North Africa in 2023 — 10.62%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.89 pp.

2023 10.62% +0.81 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.62%2023
Period minimum 7.31%2008

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Middle East & North Africa, 2000–202378910112000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 7.73%2001: 7.93%2002: 7.77%2003: 7.77%2004: 7.4%2005: 7.43%2006: 7.34%2007: 7.54%2008: 7.31%2009: 7.89%2010: 7.9%2011: 7.87%2012: 7.88%2013: 8.19%2014: 8.94%2015: 9.32%2016: 9.76%2017: 9.72%2018: 9.39%2019: 9.71%2020: 10.35%2021: 10.33%2022: 9.82%2023: 10.62%
Change over the period: +2.89 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 10.62%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 10.62 +0.81 pp
2022 9.82 −0.51 pp
2021 10.33 −0.02 pp
2020 10.35 +0.64 pp
2019 9.71 +0.32 pp
2018 9.39 −0.34 pp
2017 9.72 −0.04 pp
2016 9.76 +0.44 pp
2015 9.32 +0.37 pp
2014 8.94 +0.75 pp
2013 8.19 +0.31 pp
2012 7.88 +0.01 pp
2011 7.87 −0.03 pp
2010 7.9 +0.01 pp
2009 7.89 +0.58 pp
2008 7.31 −0.23 pp
2007 7.54 +0.2 pp
2006 7.34 −0.09 pp
2005 7.43 +0.03 pp
2004 7.4 −0.37 pp
2003 7.77 −0 pp
2002 7.77 −0.16 pp
2001 7.93 +0.2 pp
2000 7.73

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.