Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Oman
Oman: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Oman, 2000–2023
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
In 2023, capital health expenditure in Oman stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 478.7% on the previous year and up 133.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Oman peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Oman ranks 35th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +39.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -31.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -38.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +71.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -30.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +53.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +214.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -61.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -44.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +354.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -78.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +478.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +478.7% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2021 | +354.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 32 Armenia 0.5% compare
- 33 Micronesia (country) 0.4% compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0.4% compare
- 36 Gambia 0.4% compare
- 37 Madagascar 0.4% compare
- 38 Moldova 0.4% compare
More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 221 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Oman?
- Capital health expenditure in Oman was 0.4% in 2023, 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Oman rank for capital health expenditure?
- Oman ranks 35th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.