Current health expenditure in Kuwait
Kuwait: Current health expenditure was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Kuwait stood at 5.0%.
The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Kuwait peaked at 6.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2006.
That places Kuwait 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +44.6% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +44.5% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 125 Dominica 5.0% compare
- 126 Chad 5.0% compare
- 127 United Arab Emirates 5.0% compare
- 129 Egypt 4.9% compare
- 130 Saint Lucia 4.7% compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 4.7% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0105 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Kuwait?
- Current health expenditure in Kuwait was 5.0% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
- How does Kuwait rank for current health expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.