Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Algeria
Algeria: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Algeria, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 4.4% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 19.7% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Algeria peaked at 6.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2005.
Algeria ranks 146th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More health data for Algeria
- Population ages 15-64, male 15.38 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 395,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 378,218 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 415,377 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 397,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 412,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 431,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 356,555 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 63.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Algeria?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Algeria was 4.4% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2005.
- How does Algeria rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Algeria ranks 146th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).