Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 2.4% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 4.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2001.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +62.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -30.3% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kyrgyzstan?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kyrgyzstan was 2.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2001.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.