Public healthcare spending share gdp in Kuwait
Kuwait: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 4.39 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.39
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
70th
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.41
in 2020
All-time low
1.39
in 2006
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, public healthcare spending share gdp in Kuwait stood at 4.39.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and up 110.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Kuwait peaked at 5.41 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 2006.
That places Kuwait 70th out of 193 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.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6 | — |
| 2001 | 2.51 | +57.3% |
| 2002 | 2.4 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.12 | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 1.53 | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 1.39 | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 1.47 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.21 | +47.0% |
| 2010 | 2.26 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.97 | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 1.95 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.09 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 2.47 | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 3.58 | +45.0% |
| 2016 | 4.04 | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 3.99 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.56 | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 4.57 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.41 | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 4.78 | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 3.7 | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 4.39 | +18.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 4.39 is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.29, 83% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 4.39 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.82, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.85 | 1.39 | 2.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 | 1.95 | 4.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.57 | 3.7 | 5.41 | 4 |
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More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Kuwait?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Kuwait was 4.39 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 2006.
- How does Kuwait rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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