Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kuwait
Kuwait: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 9.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Kuwait is 9.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Kuwait peaked at 9.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2008.
That places Kuwait 112th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +40.2% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Kuwait?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Kuwait was 9.0% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Kuwait ranks 112th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.