Algeria — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Algeria, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Algeria was 4.35% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.33% in 2015. The lowest was 3.12% in 2005 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.32% per year.
Algeria ranks 143 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 76%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5.57%, so Algeria sits below it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 31% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 23%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 17 of 23 economies; Bahrain (4.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 28% in 2022. That is 20% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 53 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 153rd of 184 in 2000 → 130th of 188 in 2010 → 125th of 189 in 2020 → 142nd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.35% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 3.63% | -1.4 pp |
| 2021 | 5.02% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 5.64% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 5.42% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 5.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 5.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 6% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 6.33% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 6.01% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 5.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 5.64% | +0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 4.83% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 4.64% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 4.89% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 3.98% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 3.62% | +0.4 pp |
| 2006 | 3.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 3.12% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.54% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 3.21% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Algeria’s Health spending in 2001?
3.54% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Algeria’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +35.3% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 4.35%; 2022: 3.63%; 2021: 5.02%; 2020: 5.64%; 2019: 5.42%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.