Kuwait vs Saint Lucia: Current health expenditure
Kuwait
5.0%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
4.7%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
128th
Saint Lucia rank
130th
Current health expenditure over time
- Kuwait
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 5.0% against 4.7% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 128th and Saint Lucia ranks 130th of 193 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 5.1% | 2.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 4.7% | 1.0% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.7% | 0.5% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Kuwait or Saint Lucia?
- Kuwait, at 5.0% against 4.7% in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Kuwait and Saint Lucia?
- 0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saint Lucia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saint Lucia rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 128th and Saint Lucia ranks 130th 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.