Iraq - Domestic general government health expenditure

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

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Iraq was 49.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 78.44 in 2008, while its lowest value was 20.48 in 2016.

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
2003 45.33
2004 70.93
2005 69.73
2006 66.42
2007 65.60
2008 78.44
2009 77.58
2010 73.88
2011 74.83
2012 37.50
2013 40.66
2014 37.10
2015 23.24
2016 20.48
2017 41.86
2018 48.13
2019 49.37

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Iraq was 2.21 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 2.92 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.72 in 2016.

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
2003 1.36
2004 2.73
2005 2.02
2006 1.61
2007 2.04
2008 2.38
2009 2.92
2010 2.39
2011 2.09
2012 1.01
2013 1.15
2014 1.04
2015 0.73
2016 0.72
2017 1.75
2018 2.04
2019 2.21

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

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Iraq was 5.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 6.19 in 2018, while its lowest value was 1.34 in 2003.

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
2003 1.34
2004 2.98
2005 3.20
2006 3.20
2007 4.42
2008 4.16
2009 4.96
2010 4.81
2011 4.82
2012 2.35
2013 2.38
2014 2.37
2015 1.68
2016 1.68
2017 5.00
2018 6.19
2019 5.99

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

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Iraq was 125.06 as of 2019. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 126.28 in 2011 and 12.76 in 2003.

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
2003 12.76
2004 37.94
2005 37.49
2006 38.18
2007 64.86
2008 110.41
2009 112.67
2010 111.15
2011 126.28
2012 68.97
2013 81.12
2014 70.74
2015 36.45
2016 32.72
2017 89.73
2018 115.23
2019 125.06

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 Iraq was 238.63 as of 2019. Over the past 16 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 354.02 in 2009 and 67.79 in 2016.

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
2003 81.28
2004 248.63
2005 193.89
2006 171.89
2007 222.86
2008 282.55
2009 354.02
2010 303.17
2011 282.32
2012 152.99
2013 178.09
2014 148.02
2015 75.91
2016 67.79
2017 189.46
2018 215.82
2019 238.63

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems