How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal 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.

Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: Domestic general government health expenditure

Portugal

14.6%

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

14.4%

in 2023

Portugal rank

52nd

United Arab Emirates rank

55th

Domestic general government health expenditure over time

Portugal
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 14.6% against 14.4% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 52nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 55th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.8%	8.1%	5.6%	Portugal
2010s	12.5%	8.4%	4.1%	Portugal
2020s	14.5%	12.9%	1.6%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?: Portugal, at 14.6% against 14.4% in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?: Portugal ranks 52nd 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.