Capital health expenditure in Kenya
Kenya: Capital health expenditure was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Capital health expenditure in Kenya, 2010–2019
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 0.5% for capital health expenditure in 2019.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 162.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Kenya peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Kenya 27th out of 128 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Capital health expenditure in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +93.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +115.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Canada 0.5% compare
- 25 Timor-Leste 0.5% compare
- 26 El Salvador 0.5%
- 28 Afghanistan 0.5% compare
- 29 India 0.5% compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 0.5% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Kenya?
- Capital health expenditure in Kenya was 0.5% in 2019, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Kenya rank for capital health expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 128 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.