Health spending per person by source in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Health spending per person by source was 2,702 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending per person by source in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending per person by source in Saudi Arabia stood at 2,702. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,702 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,082, in 2008.
Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending per person by source in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,478 | — |
| 2001 | 1,535 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,398 | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 1,386 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,314 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 1,328 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1,445 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 1,381 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1,082 | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 1,529 | +41.3% |
| 2010 | 1,268 | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 1,513 | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 1,689 | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 1,848 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 2,190 | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 2,079 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2,112 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2,234 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 2,117 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 2,236 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 2,407 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 2,502 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 2,518 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 2,702 | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,388 | 1,082 | 1,535 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,929 | 1,268 | 2,236 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,532 | 2,407 | 2,702 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 5.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.3957 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending per person by source in Saudi Arabia?
- Health spending per person by source in Saudi Arabia was 2,702 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,702 in 2023.
- What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,082 in 2008.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for health spending per person by source?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending per person by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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