Tanzania Health Spending
Current health expenditure as % of GDP SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
Tanzania's health spending was 2.60% in 2025, ranked 182nd globally. This represents a 14.7% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 2000–2025.
Overview
Tanzania's health spending stood at 2.60% in 2025, a decline of +0.45% from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 2.60% by 2025. Tanzania ranked 182nd globally.
Tanzania’s health‑spending share of gross domestic product has fallen sharply over the past quarter‑century, slipping from 3.42 % in 2000 to a trough of 2.60 % in 2025, the lowest level recorded since the series began. The all‑time peak of 7.60 % was reached in 2006, after which a sustained decline set in, eroding the fiscal space available for hospitals, primary‑care networks and disease‑prevention programmes. By 2025 Tanzania ranks 182nd globally, marginally below Indonesia’s 2.65 % and Pakistan’s 2.56 %, and only slightly above Djibouti’s 2.46 %, illustrating that its spending intensity lags behind many peers in the region. The downward trajectory coincides with fiscal pressures from infrastructure expansion and debt service, limiting the government’s capacity to allocate a larger share to health. Unless fiscal reforms broaden the revenue base or re‑prioritise health in the budget, the share of GDP devoted to health is likely to remain constrained in the near term.
Data & projection
| Year | Health Spending | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 2.42% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 2.60% | - | - |
| 2025 | 2.60% | −0.45% | #182 |
| 2023 | 3.05% | −0.08% | #16 |
| 2022 | 3.13% | −0.33% | #17 |
| 2021 | 3.47% | +0.42% | #16 |
| 2020 | 3.05% | −0.97% | #12 |
| 2019 | 4.02% | −0.30% | #40 |
| 2018 | 4.33% | +0.30% | #52 |
| 2017 | 4.02% | +0.06% | #40 |
| 2016 | 3.96% | +0.31% | #34 |
| 2015 | 3.65% | −0.37% | #25 |
| 2014 | 4.01% | −0.63% | #39 |
| 2013 | 4.65% | −0.37% | #64 |
| 2012 | 5.02% | −0.04% | #74 |
| 2011 | 5.06% | −0.17% | #78 |
| 2010 | 5.22% | +0.16% | #85 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Tanzania matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2012. Historically, 57% of countries showing this pattern (177 out of 311) saw health spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Tanzania's health spending was 2.60% in 2025. Ranked 182nd globally. This represents a 14.7% decrease from the previous year.
Tanzania's health spending peaked at 7.60% in 2006.
The lowest health spending in Tanzania was 2.60% in 2025.
Tanzania ranks 182nd globally in health spending as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
Tanzania's health spending is projected to reach 2.60% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The health spending of Tanzania in 2025 was 2.60%. This ranks 182nd in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_tanzania_health-spending,
title = {Tanzania Health Spending},
url = {https://historysaid.com/tanzania/health-spending/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}