Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
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 Zimbabwe is 2.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Zimbabwe peaked at 10.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2021.
Zimbabwe ranks 181st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 4 |
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More health data for Zimbabwe
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 228,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 214,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 224,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 222,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 230,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 230,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 227,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 230,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 204,185 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Zimbabwe?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Zimbabwe was 2.9% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Zimbabwe ranks 181st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).