Health spending as a share of total government spending in Qatar
Qatar: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 7.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Qatar peaked at 9.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2000.
That places Qatar 135th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +88.1% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -17.0% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +38.3% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 9.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Qatar?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Qatar was 7.7% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2000.
- How does Qatar rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Qatar ranks 135th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.