Public healthcare spending share gdp in Yemen
Yemen: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.8187 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public healthcare spending share gdp in Yemen is 0.8187, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Yemen peaked at 2.48 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3079, in 2017.
That places Yemen 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.37 | — |
| 2001 | 2.48 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.33 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.95 | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 1.66 | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 1.63 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.56 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.31 | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 1.16 | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24 | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9796 | -21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7835 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.433 | -44.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5406 | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3079 | -43.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7691 | +149.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9114 | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8596 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7089 | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9185 | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8187 | -10.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.8187 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9309, 88% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.8187 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.82, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public healthcare spending share gdp in Yemen changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +149.8% | 0.3079 | 0.7691 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 | 1.31 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8221 | 0.3079 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8264 | 0.7089 | 0.9185 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Yemen?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Yemen was 0.8187 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 in 2001.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3079 in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Yemen ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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