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

123452000201120232000: 1.62001: 2.52002: 2.42003: 2.12004: 1.82005: 1.52006: 1.42007: 1.52008: 1.52009: 2.22010: 2.32011: 22012: 1.92013: 2.12014: 2.52015: 3.62016: 42017: 42018: 4.62019: 4.62020: 5.42021: 4.82022: 3.72023: 4.4

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

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Kuwait, 2000 to 2023.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 67 Costa Rica 4.61 compare
  2. 68 Palestine, State of 4.45 compare
  3. 69 Saudi Arabia 4.42 compare
  4. 71 Romania 4.33 compare
  5. 72 Latvia 4.33 compare
  6. 73 Tunisia 4.32 compare

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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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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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