Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Kenya
Kenya: Proportion of total government spending on essential … health was 2.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Kenya is 2.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Kenya peaked at 7.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2017.
Kenya ranks 125th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -63.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +143.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -56.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +2.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.4%, 34% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +143.0% | 3.1% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.5% | 6.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.7% | 7.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 122 Nigeria 4.1% compare
- 123 Madagascar 3.7% compare
- 124 Maldives 2.9% compare
- 126 Lebanon 2.7% compare
- 127 India 1.7% compare
- 128 Republic of Korea 1.5% compare
- 128 South Korea 1.5% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Kenya?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Kenya was 2.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Kenya ranks 125th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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