Health expenditure (current US$) in Kenya
Kenya: Health expenditure (current US$) was 1.51 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure in Kenya, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 1.51 billion current US$ for health expenditure in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 151.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure in Kenya peaked at 1.51 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 384.89 million current US$, in 1995.
Kenya ranks 14th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Health expenditure (current US$) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 384.89 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 499.71 million current US$ | +29.8% |
| 1997 | 540.05 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 633.19 million current US$ | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 541.23 million current US$ | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 594.96 million current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 600.25 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 596.69 million current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 662.85 million current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 690.45 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 817.64 million current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 billion current US$ | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 1.20 billion current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 1.27 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.41 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 1.41 billion current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.51 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 1.51 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 761.86 million current US$, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 1.51 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 554.95 million current US$, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 519.81 million current US$ | 384.89 million current US$ | 633.19 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 887.12 million current US$ | 594.96 million current US$ | 1.41 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 billion current US$ | 1.41 billion current US$ | 1.51 billion current US$ | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure in Kenya?
- Health expenditure in Kenya was 1.51 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
- What is the highest health expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest health expenditure recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 384.89 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Kenya rank for health expenditure?
- Kenya ranks 14th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as part of Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).