Kenya vs Uganda: Health expenditure
Kenya
1.51 billion current US$
in 2011
Uganda
1.59 billion current US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
14th
Uganda rank
13th
Health expenditure over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1.59 billion current US$ against 1.51 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 80.52 million current US$.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 13th of 52 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 519.81 million current US$ | 352.56 million current US$ | 167.26 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 2000s | 887.12 million current US$ | 806.96 million current US$ | 80.16 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.46 billion current US$ | 1.58 billion current US$ | 123.12 million current US$ | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health expenditure, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1.59 billion current US$ against 1.51 billion current US$ in Kenya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in health expenditure between Kenya and Uganda?
- 80.52 million current US$, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for health expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 13th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).