Pakistan Government Health Spending (2023)
Pakistan's Government Health Spending: 0.9 % of GDP in 2023, -0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS), 2000–2023.
Pakistan (2023)
0.9
% of GDP
-0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.9 | -0.2pp |
| 2022 | 1.1 | unchanged |
| 2021 | 1.1 | +0.1pp |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.1pp |
| 2019 | 0.9 | unchanged |
| 2018 | 0.9 | unchanged |
| 2017 | 0.9 | +0.2pp |
| 2016 | 0.7 | unchanged |
| 2015 | 0.7 | +0.1pp |
| 2014 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2013 | 0.6 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0.6 | +0.1pp |
| 2011 | 0.5 | unchanged |
| 2010 | 0.5 | unchanged |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.1pp |
| 2008 | 0.4 | -0.1pp |
| 2007 | 0.5 | unchanged |
| 2006 | 0.5 | unchanged |
| 2005 | 0.5 | unchanged |
| 2004 | 0.5 | unchanged |
About this Dataset
Pakistan recorded 0.9 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was -0.2pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 0.4 in 2008 to 1.1 in 2021.
This page tracks domestic general government health expenditure in Pakistan as a share of GDP. Read alongside total health expenditure to see the public/private financing split.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks domestic general government health expenditure in Pakistan as a share of GDP. Read alongside total health expenditure to see the public/private financing split. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (24 observations).
The series peaked at 1.1 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.4 in 2008. The latest reading of 0.9 in 2023 represents a change of -0.2pp.