Iran - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Iran was 49.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 51.89 in 2015, while its lowest value was 32.36 in 2010.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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

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Year Value
2000 37.71
2001 38.27
2002 39.26
2003 39.41
2004 36.43
2005 36.87
2006 41.68
2007 39.83
2008 37.08
2009 36.65
2010 32.36
2011 33.36
2012 34.31
2013 38.49
2014 50.37
2015 51.89
2016 50.61
2017 51.57
2018 45.93
2019 49.50

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Iran was 3.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 4.35 in 2017, while its lowest value was 1.80 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

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

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Year Value
2000 1.80
2001 2.07
2002 1.88
2003 2.04
2004 1.88
2005 1.99
2006 2.21
2007 2.02
2008 1.96
2009 2.38
2010 2.17
2011 2.19
2012 2.26
2013 2.29
2014 3.40
2015 3.91
2016 4.34
2017 4.35
2018 3.89
2019 3.32

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Iran was 21.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 23.24 in 2016, while its lowest value was 9.01 in 2005.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

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

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Year Value
2000 10.95
2001 11.87
2002 9.57
2003 10.21
2004 10.16
2005 9.01
2006 9.61
2007 11.54
2008 9.48
2009 12.38
2010 12.52
2011 12.04
2012 15.96
2013 16.05
2014 22.60
2015 22.60
2016 23.24
2017 23.24
2018 22.54
2019 21.40

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Iran was 232.88 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 248.36 in 2017 and 30.49 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 30.49
2001 36.21
2002 41.53
2003 45.95
2004 51.88
2005 64.47
2006 83.27
2007 98.92
2008 112.14
2009 136.13
2010 144.20
2011 177.03
2012 180.33
2013 161.23
2014 195.13
2015 196.07
2016 231.92
2017 248.36
2018 222.42
2019 232.88

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Iran was 429.78 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 631.80 in 2017 and 188.23 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources 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 188.23
2001 210.60
2002 212.75
2003 251.65
2004 246.04
2005 272.99
2006 324.38
2007 325.74
2008 320.23
2009 391.79
2010 376.63
2011 394.93
2012 360.31
2013 349.14
2014 518.73
2015 531.55
2016 607.78
2017 631.80
2018 536.37
2019 429.78

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems