Egypt vs Kuwait: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic
Egypt
4.9%
in 2023
Kuwait
5.0%
in 2023
Egypt rank
129th
Kuwait rank
128th
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 129th and Kuwait ranks 128th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.4% | 2.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 1.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 5.2% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic, Egypt or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Egypt ranks 129th and Kuwait ranks 128th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.