Public healthcare spending share gdp in Kenya
Kenya: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 1.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.95
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
138th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.23
in 2021
All-time low
0.9991
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending share gdp in Kenya is 1.95, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Kenya peaked at 2.23 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9991, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 138th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9991 | — |
| 2001 | 1.06 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.18 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.27 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.36 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.46 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.56 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.61 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.63 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.84 | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.92 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.04 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.71 | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 1.77 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.01 | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 2.21 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 2.23 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 1.95 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 | 0.9991 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 | 1.56 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1 | 1.95 | 2.23 | 4 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,119 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 16,059 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.3478 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3626 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3058 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Kenya?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Kenya was 1.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 in 2021.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9991 in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Kenya ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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