Afghanistan - Health Spending 2016
11.82%
+1.71% from 2015
Afghanistan's health spending was 11.82% in 2016, increased +1.71% from 10.11% in 2015. This was the 186th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 2.28% | -22.3% |
| 2nd | Papua New Guinea | 2.33% | 28.1% |
| 3rd | Lao PDR | 2.36% | -3.8% |
| 4th | Bangladesh | 2.39% | 5.2% |
| 5th | Angola | 2.39% | 4.0% |
| 6th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.55% | 6.8% |
| 7th | Pakistan | 2.57% | 3.0% |
| 8th | Congo, Republic of | 2.59% | 5.6% |
| 9th | Djibouti | 2.74% | -18.1% |
| 10th | Equatorial Guinea | 2.97% | 21.0% |
| 11th | Vanuatu | 2.99% | -28.1% |
| 12th | Indonesia | 3.02% | 3.3% |
| 13th | Gabon | 3.11% | 16.9% |
| 14th | Mauritania | 3.19% | -13.2% |
| 15th | Gambia, The | 3.20% | 0.6% |
| 16th | Bhutan | 3.28% | -4.6% |
| 17th | Fiji | 3.28% | -1.4% |
| 18th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.32% | 3.1% |
| 19th | Ghana | 3.39% | -25.4% |
| 20th | Kazakhstan | 3.42% | 12.6% |
| 21st | India | 3.50% | -2.5% |
| 22nd | Qatar | 3.55% | -2.4% |
| 23rd | Sri Lanka | 3.62% | -1.8% |
| 24th | Benin | 3.62% | 32.7% |
| 25th | Nigeria | 3.65% | 1.8% |
| 26th | Malaysia | 3.70% | -3.2% |
| 27th | Chad | 3.71% | 9.0% |
| 28th | Eritrea | 3.74% | -17.1% |
| 29th | Mali | 3.77% | -8.2% |
| 30th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.89% | 5.9% |
| 31st | United Arab Emirates | 3.90% | 12.4% |
| 32nd | Thailand | 3.94% | 2.3% |
| 33rd | Philippines | 3.95% | 1.5% |
| 34th | Tanzania | 3.96% | 8.6% |
| 35th | Guyana | 4.02% | -0.1% |
| 36th | Cameroon | 4.02% | -2.5% |
| 37th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.10% | -0.4% |
| 38th | Monaco | 4.12% | -4.4% |
| 39th | Oman | 4.18% | 2.4% |
| 40th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 4.20% | 12.1% |
| 41st | Senegal | 4.26% | -2.8% |
| 42nd | Türkiye | 4.28% | 4.1% |
| 43rd | Cabo Verde | 4.36% | -0.9% |
| 44th | Singapore | 4.38% | 4.8% |
| 45th | Azerbaijan | 4.42% | 1.9% |
| 46th | Grenada | 4.44% | -4.5% |
| 47th | Zambia | 4.47% | 0.9% |
| 48th | Cambodia | 4.49% | -1.1% |
| 49th | St. Lucia | 4.51% | -1.5% |
| 50th | Solomon Islands | 4.53% | 1.7% |
| 51st | Niger | 4.53% | -15.2% |
| 52nd | Iraq | 4.57% | 44.9% |
| 53rd | Mongolia | 4.58% | 8.2% |
| 54th | Dominican Republic | 4.59% | -3.2% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 4.62% | -2.7% |
| 56th | Comoros | 4.65% | 1.1% |
| 57th | Seychelles | 4.71% | 11.1% |
| 58th | Uzbekistan | 4.72% | -0.4% |
| 59th | Kuwait | 4.73% | 12.2% |
| 60th | Kenya | 4.75% | -0.2% |
| 61st | Myanmar | 4.76% | -8.4% |
| 62nd | Belize | 4.77% | 2.4% |
| 63rd | Haiti | 4.81% | -5.3% |
| 64th | Viet Nam | 4.87% | 3.4% |
| 65th | China | 4.88% | 0.6% |
| 66th | Peru | 4.89% | -0.2% |
| 67th | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.94% | 0.6% |
| 68th | Uganda | 5.02% | 0.4% |
| 69th | Luxembourg | 5.07% | -0.2% |
| 70th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 5.07% | 0.3% |
| 71st | Romania | 5.08% | 2.8% |
| 72nd | Morocco | 5.09% | -0.2% |
| 73rd | Dominica | 5.12% | -0.7% |
| 74th | Tonga | 5.23% | 9.3% |
| 75th | Russian Federation | 5.29% | -0.1% |
| 76th | Madagascar | 5.33% | 6.5% |
| 77th | Mexico | 5.38% | -2.6% |
| 78th | Guinea | 5.40% | -7.1% |
| 79th | Nepal | 5.42% | -0.8% |
| 80th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.43% | 5.9% |
| 81st | Central African Republic | 5.44% | 8.1% |
| 82nd | Mauritius | 5.54% | -0.1% |
| 83rd | Turkmenistan | 5.59% | 11.4% |
| 84th | Samoa | 5.64% | -6.2% |
| 85th | Bahamas, The | 5.66% | 7.8% |
| 86th | Sudan | 5.68% | -2.2% |
| 87th | Botswana | 5.77% | -5.5% |
| 88th | Liechtenstein | 5.85% | 1.7% |
| 89th | Belarus | 5.91% | -2.6% |
| 90th | Burkina Faso | 5.95% | 16.0% |
| 91st | Rwanda | 5.97% | -10.3% |
| 92nd | Suriname | 5.99% | 3.2% |
| 93rd | Algeria | 6.00% | -5.3% |
| 94th | Guatemala | 6.07% | 1.1% |
| 95th | Libya | 6.17% | 6.3% |
| 96th | Barbados | 6.19% | 1.7% |
| 97th | Saudi Arabia | 6.24% | 6.5% |
| 98th | Tunisia | 6.25% | 0.6% |
| 99th | Latvia | 6.35% | 8.6% |
| 100th | North Macedonia | 6.38% | 0.6% |
| 101st | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.41% | -10.3% |
| 102nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.47% | 14.5% |
| 103rd | Poland | 6.55% | 2.9% |
| 104th | Estonia | 6.57% | 0.7% |
| 105th | Togo | 6.59% | 5.4% |
| 106th | Jamaica | 6.59% | -0.4% |
| 107th | Korea | 6.64% | 2.7% |
| 108th | Lithuania | 6.65% | 2.7% |
| 109th | Albania | 6.65% | 4.1% |
| 110th | Cyprus | 6.65% | -2.1% |
| 111th | Paraguay | 6.68% | -0.2% |
| 112th | Croatia | 6.69% | 0.5% |
| 113th | Eswatini | 6.82% | -3.4% |
| 114th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.83% | 4.3% |
| 115th | Andorra | 6.94% | 0.4% |
| 116th | Timor-Leste | 6.94% | -9.7% |
| 117th | Tajikistan | 6.96% | 0.8% |
| 118th | Hungary | 6.97% | 1.7% |
| 119th | Jordan | 6.98% | -6.5% |
| 120th | Slovak Republic | 7.06% | 4.7% |
| 121st | Burundi | 7.06% | 12.3% |
| 122nd | Panama | 7.09% | 2.3% |
| 123rd | Israel | 7.10% | 1.1% |
| 124th | Mozambique | 7.22% | 9.2% |
| 125th | Zimbabwe | 7.26% | -2.6% |
| 126th | Costa Rica | 7.32% | -3.6% |
| 127th | Czechia | 7.32% | 0.4% |
| 128th | Ireland | 7.34% | 3.7% |
| 129th | Bulgaria | 7.46% | 0.9% |
| 130th | Colombia | 7.53% | 0.1% |
| 131st | Ukraine | 7.55% | -3.0% |
| 132nd | Ecuador | 7.59% | -2.3% |
| 133rd | São Tomé and Principe | 7.60% | 16.4% |
| 134th | Moldova | 7.62% | -10.3% |
| 135th | Honduras | 7.71% | 3.0% |
| 136th | Yemen, Republic of | 7.71% | 18.8% |
| 137th | Malawi | 7.73% | 16.6% |
| 138th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.80% | -6.9% |
| 139th | Lebanon | 7.92% | 6.8% |
| 140th | Nicaragua | 8.05% | 1.1% |
| 141st | South Africa | 8.08% | 0.3% |
| 142nd | Serbia | 8.15% | -3.7% |
| 143rd | Iceland | 8.16% | 0.3% |
| 144th | Guinea-Bissau | 8.33% | 2.4% |
| 145th | San Marino | 8.42% | -0.1% |
| 146th | Greece | 8.45% | 2.2% |
| 147th | Chile | 8.56% | 2.5% |
| 148th | Slovenia | 8.57% | -0.1% |
| 149th | Montenegro | 8.63% | -4.3% |
| 150th | Uruguay | 8.64% | 4.6% |
| 151st | Malta | 8.70% | 0.0% |
| 152nd | El Salvador | 8.71% | -0.5% |
| 153rd | Italy | 8.72% | -1.4% |
| 154th | New Zealand | 8.77% | -1.4% |
| 155th | Spain | 8.88% | -3.2% |
| 156th | West Bank and Gaza | 9.00% | -3.0% |
| 157th | Kiribati | 9.04% | 25.3% |
| 158th | Georgia | 9.07% | 4.8% |
| 159th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.14% | -1.1% |
| 160th | Brazil | 9.17% | 2.9% |
| 161st | Lesotho | 9.20% | -0.6% |
| 162nd | Namibia | 9.32% | -6.6% |
| 163rd | Portugal | 9.40% | 0.7% |
| 164th | Finland | 9.46% | -2.5% |
| 165th | United Kingdom | 9.87% | -0.7% |
| 166th | Liberia | 9.89% | -4.8% |
| 167th | European Union | 9.89% | -0.2% |
| 168th | Netherlands | 9.89% | -2.9% |
| 169th | Armenia | 9.95% | -1.6% |
| 170th | Palau | 10.01% | 2.6% |
| 171st | Argentina | 10.05% | -2.1% |
| 172nd | Sierra Leone | 10.05% | -18.8% |
| 173rd | Australia | 10.09% | -0.5% |
| 174th | Maldives | 10.23% | 17.9% |
| 175th | Denmark | 10.28% | -0.9% |
| 176th | Austria | 10.52% | 0.0% |
| 177th | Norway | 10.53% | 4.6% |
| 178th | Japan | 10.66% | -0.8% |
| 179th | Belgium | 10.90% | 0.1% |
| 180th | Nauru | 10.95% | -21.3% |
| 181st | Sweden | 10.96% | 0.2% |
| 182nd | Germany | 10.97% | 0.4% |
| 183rd | Canada | 11.06% | 2.7% |
| 184th | Switzerland | 11.20% | 2.0% |
| 185th | France | 11.57% | 0.6% |
| 186th | Afghanistan | 11.82% | 17.0% |
| 187th | Cuba | 12.22% | -4.7% |
| 188th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 13.33% | 5.6% |
| 189th | Marshall Islands | 14.63% | -1.0% |
| 190th | United States | 16.69% | 1.8% |
| 191st | Tuvalu | 18.33% | 36.3% |
FAQ
What was Afghanistan's health spending in 2016?▾
Afghanistan's health spending in 2016 was 11.82%. This ranked 186th globally.
How did Afghanistan's health spending change in 2016?▾
Afghanistan's health spending increased by 17.0% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest health spending in 2016?▾
Tuvalu had the highest health spending in 2016 at 18.33%.
What is the health spending of Afghanistan in 2016?▾
The health spending of Afghanistan in 2016 was 11.82%. This ranked 186th globally.
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for Afghanistan's health spending?▾
Afghanistan's health spending went from 10.11% in 2015 to 11.82% in 2016, a 17.0% increase.
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