Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 65.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kazakhstan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kazakhstan stood at 65.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kazakhstan peaked at 76.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2000.
Kazakhstan ranks 68th 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.9% | — |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 68.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +7.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 65.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.4%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 65.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.4%, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 50.9% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 59.6% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 61.5% | 65.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kazakhstan?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kazakhstan was 65.8% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Kazakhstan ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.