Iran - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Iran was 6.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 8.57 in 2016, while its lowest value was 4.78 in 2000.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 4.78
2001 5.40
2002 4.78
2003 5.17
2004 5.17
2005 5.39
2006 5.29
2007 5.06
2008 5.29
2009 6.50
2010 6.69
2011 6.57
2012 6.58
2013 5.94
2014 6.76
2015 7.54
2016 8.57
2017 8.43
2018 8.46
2019 6.71

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Iran was 470.43 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 530.71 in 2011 and 80.86 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 80.86
2001 94.62
2002 105.77
2003 116.62
2004 142.40
2005 174.84
2006 199.80
2007 248.38
2008 302.45
2009 371.42
2010 445.66
2011 530.71
2012 525.58
2013 418.89
2014 387.38
2015 377.84
2016 458.26
2017 481.58
2018 484.29
2019 470.43

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Iran was 868.18 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,225.07 in 2017 and 499.15 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 499.15
2001 550.33
2002 541.84
2003 638.59
2004 675.32
2005 740.40
2006 778.33
2007 817.89
2008 863.67
2009 1,068.95
2010 1,163.98
2011 1,183.94
2012 1,050.17
2013 907.06
2014 1,029.78
2015 1,024.30
2016 1,200.92
2017 1,225.07
2018 1,167.87
2019 868.18

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems