Health spending share of GDP in Afghanistan
Current health spending in Afghanistan was equal to 15.0% of GDP in 2023.
Afghanistan, 2023
15.0%
Change from 2022
−8.1percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Position in 2023
4th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Afghanistan over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15.0% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | – | 9.0% |
| 2000 | – | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −8.1 percentage points from 23.1% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 8.8%, the figure has changed by +6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Afghanistan has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
More for Afghanistan
All statistics for Afghanistan
Physicians
0.32 per 1,000 people
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
53.3 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
42
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO