Healthcare Spending To Reach US$5.26bn By 2014

Healthcare spending in Pakistan is expected to increase from PKR227bn (US$2.76bn) in 2009 to PKR257bn (US$2.86bn) in 2010. Due to depreciation of the rupee, this equates to growth of 3.6% in US dollar terms and 13.5% in local currency. Spending on healthcare as a percentage of GDP is 1.73%, well below both the regional (5.12%) and global (7.14%) averages.

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