Kuwait vs Sierra Leone: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic
Kuwait
5.0%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
4.7%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
128th
Sierra Leone rank
131st
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic over time
- Kuwait
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5.0% against 4.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Kuwait ranks 128th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 5.4% | 3.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 8.1% | 4.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 0.1% | 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, Kuwait or Sierra Leone?
- Kuwait, at 5.0% against 4.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic between Kuwait and Sierra Leone?
- 0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Sierra Leone rank globally for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Kuwait ranks 128th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st 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.