Egypt vs Yemen: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Egypt
6.9%
in 2023
Yemen
7.0%
in 2023
Egypt rank
146th
Yemen rank
145th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 7.0% against 6.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
Egypt ranks 146th and Yemen ranks 145th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.6% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 0.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 7.8% | 1.4% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Egypt or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 7.0% against 6.9% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Egypt and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Egypt ranks 146th and Yemen ranks 145th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.