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Iran, Islamic Rep. — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Iran, Islamic Rep., 2000–2023.
Latest value · 2023
6.03%
Health Spending (% of GDP) · % of GDP · +27.6% since 2000
Health spending for Iran, Islamic Rep. was 6.03% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.38% in 2015. The lowest was 4.65% in 2002 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.06% per year.
Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 103 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 54%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5.57%, so Iran, Islamic Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 28% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 5%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
6.03%
First (2000)
4.72%
Change
+27.6%
Highest
8.38%
in 2015
Lowest
4.65%
in 2002
Average
5.85%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.06%
Years of data
24
Recent years
| Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.03% |
| 2022 | 5.63% |
| 2021 | 4.86% |
| 2020 | 4.96% |
| 2019 | 6.23% |
| 2018 | 6.64% |
| 2017 | 7.72% |
| 2016 | 7.8% |
| 2015 | 8.38% |
| 2014 | 6.82% |
| 2013 | 5.74% |
| 2012 | 6.12% |
Reading this correctly. Current health expenditure as a share of GDP. Covers both public and private spending on health goods and services. Figures are in % of GDP. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.