Kenya vs Mongolia: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Kenya
8.7%
in 2023
Mongolia
8.6%
in 2023
Kenya rank
119th
Mongolia rank
122nd
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Kenya
- Mongolia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 8.7% against 8.6% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mongolia ahead.
Kenya ranks 119th and Mongolia ranks 122nd of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 9.7% | 2.7% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 0.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Kenya or Mongolia?
- Kenya, at 8.7% against 8.6% in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Kenya and Mongolia?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mongolia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Mongolia rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Kenya ranks 119th and Mongolia ranks 122nd 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.