Kyrgyzstan vs Qatar: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Kyrgyzstan
7.3%
in 2023
Qatar
7.7%
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
138th
Qatar rank
135th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 7.7% against 7.3% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 138th and Qatar ranks 135th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 5.8% | 3.9% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.6% | 1.5% | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 8.2% | 0.5% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Kyrgyzstan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 7.7% against 7.3% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Kyrgyzstan and Qatar?
- 0.4%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Qatar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Qatar rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 138th and Qatar ranks 135th 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.