Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 9.7% against 4.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.4% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 6.8% | 2.0% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 9.9% | 4.7% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 9.7% against 4.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 4.8%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Yemen ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current 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 current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.