Health spending share of GDP in Pakistan
Current health spending in Pakistan was equal to 2.5% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2015.
Pakistan, 2023
2.5%
Change from 2022
−0.4percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Position in 2023
187th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Pakistan 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 | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.5% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 2.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 2.4%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Pakistan has the 187th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
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Healthy life expectancy
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UHC service coverage
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Alcohol consumption
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