Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 10.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kazakhstan, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Kazakhstan stood at 10.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Kazakhstan peaked at 11.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2007.
That places Kazakhstan 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -35.4% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 7.9% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Kazakhstan?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kazakhstan was 10.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2007.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Kazakhstan ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.