Health spending as a share of total government spending in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 14.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates stood at 14.4%. 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, health spending as a share of total government spending in United Arab Emirates peaked at 14.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 55th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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, State of 14.4% compare
- 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14.4% compare
- 56 Cape Verde 13.8% compare
- 57 France 13.7% compare
- 58 Saudi Arabia 13.7% compare
More health data for United Arab Emirates
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- 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 5.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 6.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.1094 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in United Arab Emirates?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in United Arab Emirates was 14.4% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 55th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending 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 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.