Tanzania — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Tanzania, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Tanzania was 3.05% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 7.60% in 2006. The lowest was 3.05% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.49% per year.
Tanzania ranks 173 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 92%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Tanzania sits below it. It peaked in 2006 and has fallen 60% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 34%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 40 of 46 economies; Ghana (2.95%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 24% in 2020. That is 19% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2006.
World ranking. Slipped: 146th of 184 in 2000 → 104th of 188 in 2010 → 179th of 189 in 2020 → 172nd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.13% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 3.47% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 3.05% | -1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 4.02% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 4.33% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 3.96% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 3.65% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.01% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 4.65% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 5.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 5.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 5.22% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 5.06% | -0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 5.56% | -1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 6.88% | -0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 6.32% | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 5.74% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 5.34% | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 4.69% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 4.24% | +0.8 pp |
| 2000 | 3.42% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tanzania’s Health spending in 2001?
4.24% (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 Tanzania’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -10.6% in total — about 0.5% 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: 3.05%; 2022: 3.13%; 2021: 3.47%; 2020: 3.05%; 2019: 4.02%. 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.