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West Bank and Gaza — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for West Bank and Gaza, 2000–2023.
Latest value · 2023
10.73%
Health Spending (% of GDP) · % of GDP · +13.4% since 2000
Health spending for West Bank and Gaza was 10.73% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 11.38% in 2004. The lowest was 9.00% in 2016 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.55% per year.
West Bank and Gaza ranks 20 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 11%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5.57%, so West Bank and Gaza sits above it. It peaked in 2004 and has fallen 6% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 3%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
10.73%
First (2000)
9.47%
Change
+13.4%
Highest
11.38%
in 2004
Lowest
9.00%
in 2016
Average
10.11%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.55%
Years of data
24
Recent years
| Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.73% |
| 2022 | 9.71% |
| 2021 | 10.43% |
| 2020 | 10.28% |
| 2019 | 9.19% |
| 2018 | 9.66% |
| 2017 | 9.12% |
| 2016 | 9% |
| 2015 | 9.28% |
| 2014 | 9.92% |
| 2013 | 10.45% |
| 2012 | 10.3% |
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.