Current health expenditure in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Current health expenditure was 3.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Kazakhstan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 3.8% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Kazakhstan peaked at 4.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2011.
That places Kazakhstan 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 157 Antigua and Barbuda 3.9% compare
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- 159 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.8% compare
- 161 Somalia 3.7% compare
- 162 Guinea 3.7% compare
- 163 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.7% compare
More health data for Kazakhstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3158 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0484 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0501 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Kazakhstan?
- Current health expenditure in Kazakhstan was 3.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2011.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for current health expenditure?
- Kazakhstan ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.