Kuwait vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure
Kuwait
10.0%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
10.6%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
168th
Zimbabwe rank
165th
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure over time
- Kuwait
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 10.6% against 10.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kuwait ranks 168th and Zimbabwe ranks 165th of 194 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.3% | 24.0% | 10.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure, Kuwait or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 10.6% against 10.0% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure between Kuwait and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Zimbabwe?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 168th and Zimbabwe ranks 165th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.