Health spending as a share of total government spending in Yemen
Yemen: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Yemen, 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 Yemen stood at 7.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 118.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Yemen peaked at 8.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2015.
That places Yemen 145th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -21.3% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +51.0% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +47.0% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 4 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Yemen?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Yemen was 7.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2015.
- How does Yemen rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Yemen ranks 145th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Yemen 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.