Domestic general government health expenditure in Yemen
Yemen: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Yemen stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Yemen peaked at 2.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.
Yemen ranks 176th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -44.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -43.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +149.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -10.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.8%, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +149.8% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Yemen?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Yemen was 0.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Yemen ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.