Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kenya
Kenya: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 44.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kenya, 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
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kenya is 44.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kenya peaked at 49.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2006.
Kenya ranks 126th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.6% | — |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 44.9% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 23.5% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 29.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 44.9% | 49.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kenya?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kenya was 44.9% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2006.
- How does Kenya rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Kenya ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.