Kuwait vs Sierra Leone: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure 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 193 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, 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 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?
- Kuwait ranks 128th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 193 countries.
- 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.