Domestic general government health expenditure in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Domestic general government health expenditure was 14.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 14.4% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 55th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +44.1% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +11.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 14.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 14.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.6%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +44.1% | 7.9% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.4% | 14.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 52 Portugal 14.6% compare
- 53 Palestine 14.4% compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.4% compare
- 56 France 13.8% compare
- 57 Cape Verde 13.8% compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 13.7% compare
More health data for United Arab Emirates
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.3472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in United Arab Emirates?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in United Arab Emirates was 14.4% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.