Kuwait vs South Africa: Capital health expenditure
Kuwait
0.2%
in 2023
South Africa
0.2%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
66th
South Africa rank
69th
Capital health expenditure over time
- Kuwait
- South Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 69th of 128 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital health expenditure, Kuwait or South Africa?
- Kuwait, at 0.2% against 0.2% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in capital health expenditure between Kuwait and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for capital health expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 69th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.