Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 15.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Afghanistan, 2002–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Afghanistan is 15.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 35.1% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 23.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2012.
That places Afghanistan 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 15.0% | 23.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 2 Nauru 18.2% compare
- 3 United States 16.7% compare
- 4 Niue 16.1% compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 7 Liberia 13.0% compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 12.9% compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 581,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 542,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 556,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 595,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 569,129 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 608,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 634,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 647,337 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 607,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 568,728 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Afghanistan was 15.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2012.
- How does Afghanistan rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 5th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).