Algeria Health Spending
Current health expenditure as % of GDP SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
Algeria's health spending was 3.16% in 2025, ranked 169th globally. This represents a 27.4% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 2000–2025.
Overview
Algeria's health spending stood at 3.16% in 2025, a decline of +1.19% from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 3.16% by 2025. Algeria ranked 169th globally.
Algeria’s health‑care expenditure as a share of GDP has slipped to 3.16 % in 2025, placing the country 169th in the World Bank ranking and matching the current level of the Republic of Congo. After a brief rise to an all‑time peak of 6.33 % in 2015, spending fell to a trough of 3.12 % in 2005 and has hovered near the low‑mid‑three‑percent range for the past two decades, with the 2000 figure recorded at 3.21 %. The downward trajectory since the mid‑2010s contrasts with peers such as Niger and Eritrea, which recorded 3.19 % in the same year, suggesting that Algeria’s health financing reforms have lagged behind regional averages. Continued fiscal constraints and modest economic growth are likely to keep the share of GDP devoted to health near its current level unless policy shifts increase public investment or improve efficiency in service delivery.
Data & projection
| Year | Health Spending | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 2.74% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 3.16% | - | - |
| 2025 | 3.16% | −1.19% | #169 |
| 2023 | 4.35% | +0.72% | #47 |
| 2022 | 3.63% | −1.39% | #26 |
| 2021 | 5.02% | −0.62% | #53 |
| 2020 | 5.64% | +0.22% | #65 |
| 2019 | 5.42% | −0.52% | #81 |
| 2018 | 5.93% | −0.02% | #95 |
| 2017 | 5.95% | −0.05% | #90 |
| 2016 | 6.00% | −0.33% | #93 |
| 2015 | 6.33% | +0.32% | #101 |
| 2014 | 6.01% | +0.37% | #99 |
| 2013 | 5.65% | +0.01% | #91 |
| 2012 | 5.64% | +0.81% | #91 |
| 2011 | 4.83% | +0.19% | #71 |
| 2010 | 4.64% | −0.25% | #59 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Algeria matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2023. Historically, 71% of countries showing this pattern (546 out of 768) saw health spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Algeria's health spending was 3.16% in 2025. Ranked 169th globally. This represents a 27.4% decrease from the previous year.
Algeria's health spending peaked at 6.33% in 2015.
The lowest health spending in Algeria was 3.12% in 2005.
Algeria ranks 169th globally in health spending as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
Algeria's health spending is projected to reach 3.16% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The health spending of Algeria in 2025 was 3.16%. This ranks 169th in the world.
Cite this page
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title = {Algeria Health Spending},
url = {https://historysaid.com/algeria/health-spending/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}