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Iraq - Health Spending 2009

Current health expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
3.77% +0.71% from 2008 Global rank: 37th

Iraq's health spending was 3.77% in 2009, increased +0.71% from 3.07% in 2008. This was the 37th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009
Health Spending by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Equatorial Guinea 1.87% 51.9%
2nd Congo, Republic of 2.14% -4.3%
3rd Myanmar 2.17% 2.4%
4th Bangladesh 2.18% 3.0%
5th Papua New Guinea 2.33% 9.1%
6th Qatar 2.38% 45.5%
7th Brunei Darussalam 2.39% 27.6%
8th Oman 2.47% 40.7%
9th Pakistan 2.50% -2.7%
10th Indonesia 2.62% 2.9%
11th Kuwait 2.71% 40.7%
12th Azerbaijan 2.77% 35.0%
13th Turkmenistan 2.81% -18.5%
14th Benin 2.90% 9.3%
15th Mauritania 3.11% 3.2%
16th Vanuatu 3.25% 3.6%
17th Malaysia 3.26% 8.5%
18th Bhutan 3.30% 4.7%
19th Angola 3.31% 11.0%
20th Chad 3.36% 6.3%
21st Singapore 3.39% 6.2%
22nd Seychelles 3.44% -2.3%
23rd Lao PDR 3.46% 25.1%
24th Kazakhstan 3.47% 14.8%
25th Cameroon 3.50% -4.3%
26th Haiti 3.50% -6.8%
27th Fiji 3.54% 11.0%
28th India 3.55% -1.2%
29th Cabo Verde 3.56% 8.8%
30th Syrian Arab Republic 3.57% 4.7%
31st Nigeria 3.58% -3.1%
32nd Guinea 3.58% 9.7%
33rd Libya 3.58% 59.6%
34th Thailand 3.62% 4.6%
35th Djibouti 3.64% 0.7%
36th Antigua and Barbuda 3.70% 0.2%
37th Iraq 3.77% 23.0%
38th Gabon 3.78% 32.8%
39th Senegal 3.84% 9.5%
40th Nepal 3.90% 2.2%
41st Togo 3.93% 5.0%
42nd Tonga 3.97% -34.4%
43rd United Arab Emirates 4.05% 38.3%
44th Sri Lanka 4.06% 5.2%
45th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4.09% 5.3%
46th Bahrain 4.15% 35.1%
47th Philippines 4.16% 7.8%
48th Mauritius 4.17% 5.9%
49th Ghana 4.18% 12.1%
50th China 4.28% 11.5%
51st Saudi Arabia 4.29% 44.4%
52nd Guyana 4.35% 3.5%
53rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.38% -2.0%
54th Madagascar 4.38% 7.4%
55th Mongolia 4.46% -2.1%
56th Gambia, The 4.46% -4.2%
57th Viet Nam 4.49% 2.9%
58th Belize 4.50% -0.2%
59th Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.51% 4.6%
60th Guinea-Bissau 4.61% -13.9%
61st Côte d'Ivoire 4.64% 12.1%
62nd Central African Republic 4.68% 16.3%
63rd Dominican Republic 4.77% 4.4%
64th Uzbekistan 4.80% 2.0%
65th Monaco 4.84% 18.6%
66th Algeria 4.89% 22.8%
67th Comoros 4.93% -2.8%
68th Peru 4.96% 9.5%
69th Suriname 4.98% 4.9%
70th Dominica 4.98% -1.3%
71st Mozambique 5.06% 22.3%
72nd Tanzania 5.06% -8.9%
73rd Samoa 5.13% 13.1%
74th Bahamas, The 5.15% 5.9%
75th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.17% 12.3%
76th Burkina Faso 5.20% 4.6%
77th Mali 5.21% 3.7%
78th Zambia 5.23% 16.3%
79th St. Lucia 5.24% 3.0%
80th Morocco 5.27% 9.0%
81st Romania 5.28% 5.1%
82nd St. Kitts and Nevis 5.29% -0.4%
83rd Kenya 5.29% 2.0%
84th Niger 5.34% 1.8%
85th Belarus 5.39% 1.8%
86th Tunisia 5.41% 4.7%
87th Eritrea 5.42% -17.6%
88th Grenada 5.43% 0.9%
89th Trinidad and Tobago 5.49% 50.0%
90th Türkiye 5.49% 5.3%
91st Paraguay 5.52% 9.7%
92nd Russian Federation 5.64% 15.1%
93rd Korea 5.69% 8.4%
94th São Tomé and Principe 5.75% -3.7%
95th Albania 5.76% 5.8%
96th Uganda 5.79% 6.1%
97th Mexico 5.85% 7.4%
98th Tajikistan 5.86% -1.0%
99th Malawi 5.87% -3.8%
100th Yemen, Republic of 5.99% 3.9%
101st Ecuador 6.03% 9.3%
102nd Andorra 6.09% 7.3%
103rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.11% 21.3%
104th San Marino 6.18% 14.3%
105th Latvia 6.27% 6.9%
106th Sierra Leone 6.27% 11.9%
107th Barbados 6.30% 9.8%
108th Cambodia 6.31% 12.4%
109th Guatemala 6.34% 4.2%
110th Jamaica 6.37% -4.3%
111th Sudan 6.39% 17.9%
112th Cyprus 6.47% 7.5%
113th North Macedonia 6.53% -0.4%
114th Poland 6.57% 3.4%
115th Bulgaria 6.60% 5.0%
116th Solomon Islands 6.61% 20.0%
117th Ukraine 6.61% 20.2%
118th Botswana 6.62% 12.3%
119th Estonia 6.84% 14.9%
120th Israel 6.87% 0.9%
121st Kyrgyz Republic 6.90% 5.7%
122nd Luxembourg 6.95% 11.5%
123rd Panama 6.99% 2.7%
124th Lebanon 7.01% -10.4%
125th Hungary 7.24% 2.0%
126th Chile 7.25% 7.6%
127th Czechia 7.27% 14.6%
128th Timor-Leste 7.31% 4.9%
129th Colombia 7.31% 6.9%
130th Lithuania 7.34% 16.8%
131st South Africa 7.65% 7.0%
132nd Nicaragua 7.69% 7.2%
133rd Rwanda 7.80% 3.2%
134th Costa Rica 7.86% 5.2%
135th Malta 7.89% 0.8%
136th Uruguay 7.92% -2.2%
137th Slovak Republic 7.95% 14.3%
138th Croatia 8.03% 5.2%
139th Brazil 8.39% 4.8%
140th Armenia 8.44% 27.2%
141st Australia 8.54% 3.6%
142nd Eswatini 8.63% -2.5%
143rd Slovenia 8.64% 9.5%
144th Iceland 8.78% 5.2%
145th Sweden 8.78% 6.7%
146th El Salvador 8.84% 4.0%
147th Italy 8.91% 4.8%
148th Lesotho 8.95% 16.8%
149th Japan 8.96% 10.8%
150th Liberia 8.99% 49.8%
151st Serbia 8.99% -1.5%
152nd Honduras 9.00% 4.6%
153rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.02% -5.0%
154th Norway 9.03% 14.1%
155th New Zealand 9.14% 5.6%
156th Spain 9.15% 8.6%
157th Finland 9.16% 9.8%
158th Jordan 9.22% 8.7%
159th Burundi 9.23% 19.3%
160th Greece 9.54% 6.6%
161st Georgia 9.57% 13.3%
162nd Argentina 9.57% 16.1%
163rd Palau 9.63% 14.5%
164th Afghanistan 9.82% -4.3%
165th United Kingdom 9.84% 8.9%
166th Namibia 9.90% -7.2%
167th European Union 9.91% 8.2%
168th Netherlands 9.91% 7.5%
169th Maldives 10.09% -12.0%
170th Portugal 10.13% 5.7%
171st Switzerland 10.14% 6.4%
172nd Austria 10.31% 4.9%
173rd Ireland 10.52% 15.3%
174th Belgium 10.54% 9.8%
175th Denmark 10.63% 12.3%
176th Canada 10.70% 11.6%
177th West Bank and Gaza 10.76% 2.3%
178th Germany 10.97% 9.4%
179th France 11.29% 7.4%
180th Cuba 12.29% 8.6%
181st Nauru 12.32% -46.5%
182nd Micronesia, Federated States of 12.69% 5.0%
183rd Kiribati 12.74% -5.7%
184th Tuvalu 13.01% 25.8%
185th Moldova 13.68% 24.9%
186th United States 16.20% 6.5%
187th Marshall Islands 18.73% -1.3%

FAQ

What was Iraq's health spending in 2009?

Iraq's health spending in 2009 was 3.77%. This ranked 37th globally.

How did Iraq's health spending change in 2009?

Iraq's health spending increased by 23.0% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest health spending in 2009?

Marshall Islands had the highest health spending in 2009 at 18.73%.

What is the health spending of Iraq in 2009?

The health spending of Iraq in 2009 was 3.77%. This ranked 37th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Iraq's health spending?

Iraq's health spending went from 3.07% in 2008 to 3.77% in 2009, a 23.0% increase.