Uzbekistan — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Uzbekistan, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Uzbekistan was 6.74% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.93% in 2021. The lowest was 4.31% in 2017 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.19% per year.
Uzbekistan ranks 91 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 48%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Uzbekistan sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 18%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 40 of 51 economies; Moldova (6.74%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 26% in 2020. That is 24% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 58 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 86th of 184 in 2000 → 100th of 188 in 2010 → 109th of 189 in 2020 → 89th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 6.62% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 6.93% | +0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 6.09% | +1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 4.84% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 4.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 4.31% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 4.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 4.74% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 4.43% | -1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 5.72% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 5.55% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 5.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 4.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 4.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 4.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.84% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 5.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 5.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 5.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 5.13% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uzbekistan’s Health spending in 2001?
5.24% (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 Uzbekistan’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +31.4% in total — about 1.2% 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: 6.74%; 2022: 6.62%; 2021: 6.93%; 2020: 6.09%; 2019: 4.84%. 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.