Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kuwait
Kuwait: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 88.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kuwait, 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
Kuwait recorded 88.5% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kuwait peaked at 88.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.5% | — |
| 2001 | 78.9% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.0% | 72.5% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 83.5% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.1% | 88.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 92.5% compare
- 3 Luxembourg 86.9% compare
- 4 San Marino 86.9% compare
- 5 Norway 86.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kuwait?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kuwait was 88.5% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.