What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Cape Verde and United Arab Emirates?

0.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and United Arab Emirates?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs United Arab Emirates: Domestic general government health expenditure

Cape Verde

13.8%

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

14.4%

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

57th

United Arab Emirates rank

55th

Domestic general government health expenditure over time

Cape Verde
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 14.4% against 13.8% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 57th and United Arab Emirates ranks 55th of 193 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.3%	8.1%	1.2%	Cape Verde
2010s	9.6%	8.4%	1.3%	Cape Verde
2020s	14.5%	12.9%	1.6%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Cape Verde or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 14.4% against 13.8% in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Cape Verde and United Arab Emirates?: 0.6%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and United Arab Emirates?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and United Arab Emirates rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?: Cape Verde ranks 57th and United Arab Emirates ranks 55th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)
Unit: % of general government expenditure
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 4,981 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.