Fiji vs Kuwait: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Fiji
9.3%
in 2023
Kuwait
9.0%
in 2023
Fiji rank
110th
Kuwait rank
112th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Fiji
- Kuwait
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 9.3% against 9.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 110th and Kuwait ranks 112th of 195 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 5.2% | 4.2% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 1.0% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 0.4% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Fiji or Kuwait?
- Fiji, at 9.3% against 9.0% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Fiji and Kuwait?
- 0.3%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Kuwait?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Kuwait rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Fiji ranks 110th and Kuwait ranks 112th 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.