Current health expenditure in Oman
Oman: Current health expenditure was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Oman, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Oman recorded 3.5% for current health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Oman peaked at 5.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2008.
Oman ranks 168th 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.
Current health expenditure in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -12.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -18.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 165 Sri Lanka 3.7% compare
- 166 Fiji 3.6% compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 3.5% compare
- 169 Côte d'Ivoire 3.4% compare
- 170 Madagascar 3.4% compare
- 171 India 3.3% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 1.47 % 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 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % 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 0.0094 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Oman?
- Current health expenditure in Oman was 3.5% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2008.
- How does Oman rank for current health expenditure?
- Oman ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.