Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 3.3% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 3.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2005.
United Arab Emirates ranks 93rd 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 as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +59.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +57.7% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United Arab Emirates?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in United Arab Emirates was 3.3% 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 93rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.