Kenya vs Philippines: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Kenya
8.7%
in 2023
Philippines
8.8%
in 2023
Kenya rank
119th
Philippines rank
118th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Kenya
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 8.8% against 8.7% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 119th and Philippines ranks 118th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 7.2% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 0.3% | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 8.8% against 8.7% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Kenya and Philippines?
- 0.1%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Philippines?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Philippines rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Kenya ranks 119th and Philippines ranks 118th 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.