Afghanistan - Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Afghanistan was 13.24 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 14.13 in 2018, while its lowest value was 7.90 in 2012.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.44 |
| 2003 | 8.94 |
| 2004 | 9.81 |
| 2005 | 9.95 |
| 2006 | 10.62 |
| 2007 | 9.90 |
| 2008 | 10.26 |
| 2009 | 9.82 |
| 2010 | 8.57 |
| 2011 | 8.56 |
| 2012 | 7.90 |
| 2013 | 8.81 |
| 2014 | 9.53 |
| 2015 | 10.11 |
| 2016 | 11.82 |
| 2017 | 12.62 |
| 2018 | 14.13 |
| 2019 | 13.24 |
Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)
The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Afghanistan was 65.81 as of 2019. Over the past 17 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 70.00 in 2018 and 15.80 in 2002.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.80 |
| 2003 | 17.04 |
| 2004 | 20.41 |
| 2005 | 23.89 |
| 2006 | 27.84 |
| 2007 | 31.27 |
| 2008 | 38.10 |
| 2009 | 41.72 |
| 2010 | 44.99 |
| 2011 | 50.85 |
| 2012 | 51.44 |
| 2013 | 55.03 |
| 2014 | 59.01 |
| 2015 | 58.91 |
| 2016 | 60.19 |
| 2017 | 65.71 |
| 2018 | 70.00 |
| 2019 | 65.81 |
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)
The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Afghanistan was 285.56 as of 2019. Over the past 17 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 294.31 in 2018 and 81.27 in 2002.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 81.27 |
| 2003 | 82.46 |
| 2004 | 89.47 |
| 2005 | 100.71 |
| 2006 | 113.75 |
| 2007 | 107.18 |
| 2008 | 131.15 |
| 2009 | 148.12 |
| 2010 | 143.67 |
| 2011 | 143.09 |
| 2012 | 151.92 |
| 2013 | 174.06 |
| 2014 | 198.29 |
| 2015 | 211.59 |
| 2016 | 234.14 |
| 2017 | 259.79 |
| 2018 | 294.31 |
| 2019 | 285.56 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Health systems
