Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Pakistan
Pakistan: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 2.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Pakistan peaked at 3.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2004.
That places Pakistan 190th 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 | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 3.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 2.93 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 2.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 3.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 3.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2.94 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Pakistan?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Pakistan was 2.5% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2004.
- How does Pakistan rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Pakistan ranks 190th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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).