Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Azerbaijan, 2000–2023
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 Azerbaijan is 4.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Azerbaijan peaked at 5.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2007.
That places Azerbaijan 150th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.4% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More health data for Azerbaijan
- Population, male 49.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 70,983 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 80,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 71,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 82,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 70,537 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 74,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 77,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 85,758 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 79,331 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Azerbaijan?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Azerbaijan was 4.3% 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Azerbaijan ranks 150th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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).