Total health spending per person in Yemen
Yemen: Total health spending per person was 168.81 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 168.81 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Yemen peaked at 204.16 current international $ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 122.42 current international $, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 163rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Yemen, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 122.42 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 133.61 current international $ | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 133.78 current international $ | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 163.75 current international $ | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 162.61 current international $ | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 162.08 current international $ | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 177.23 current international $ | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 191.71 current international $ | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 194.15 current international $ | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 204.16 current international $ | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 185.89 current international $ | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 148.49 current international $ | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 156.13 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 156.98 current international $ | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 181.92 current international $ | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 142.58 current international $ | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 150.43 current international $ | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 148.99 current international $ | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 166.31 current international $ | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 202.3 current international $ | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 193.44 current international $ | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 157.92 current international $ | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 155.84 current international $ | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 168.81 current international $ | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 164.55 current international $ | 122.42 current international $ | 204.16 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 164 current international $ | 142.58 current international $ | 202.3 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 169 current international $ | 155.84 current international $ | 193.44 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 160 Bangladesh 198.52 current international $ compare
- 161 Togo 185.73 current international $ compare
- 162 Rwanda 177.01 current international $ compare
- 164 Guinea 168.74 current international $ compare
- 165 Sierra Leone 158.91 current international $ compare
- 166 South Sudan 158.06 current international $ compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0143 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Yemen?
- Total health spending per person in Yemen was 168.81 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 204.16 current international $ in 2009.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.42 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for total health spending per person?
- Yemen ranks 163rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.