{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pk-health-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-health-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pk-health-expenditure-gdp/","title":"Pakistan Health Expenditure (% GDP) (2023)","description":"Pakistan's Health Expenditure (% GDP): 2.5 % of GDP in 2023, -0.4pp YoY. World Bank (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS), 2000–2023.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health & Wellbeing","World Bank","Pakistan","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Pakistan","temporal_coverage":"2000/2023","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"Pakistan Health Expenditure (% GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS?locations=PK"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Pakistan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Pakistan (2023)","value":"2.5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Pakistan Health Expenditure (% GDP)"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":2.48079324},{"period":"2001","value":2.33959723},{"period":"2002","value":2.42219901},{"period":"2003","value":2.10399199},{"period":"2004","value":2.03666282},{"period":"2005","value":2.37323904},{"period":"2006","value":2.73132491},{"period":"2007","value":2.62370729},{"period":"2008","value":2.56806731},{"period":"2009","value":2.49995875},{"period":"2010","value":2.42967653},{"period":"2011","value":2.23121333},{"period":"2012","value":2.22185278},{"period":"2013","value":2.4164784},{"period":"2014","value":2.48899078},{"period":"2015","value":2.49493265},{"period":"2016","value":2.57026362},{"period":"2017","value":2.7863009},{"period":"2018","value":2.82844949},{"period":"2019","value":2.84736943},{"period":"2020","value":2.95273018},{"period":"2021","value":2.99015832},{"period":"2022","value":2.90354776},{"period":"2023","value":2.51988316}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2020","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2014","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total current health expenditure as a share of GDP in Pakistan from 2000 to present — the primary measure of public + private health-system spending intensity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 3 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2 in 2004. The latest reading of 2.5 in 2023 represents a change of -0.4pp."}]}