Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 53.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kyrgyzstan, 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
Kyrgyzstan recorded 53.3% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 55.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 2014.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 104th 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.4% | — |
| 2001 | 46.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +35.3% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 53.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 53.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.4%, 76% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kyrgyzstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +35.3% | 37.7% | 51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 37.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 37.4% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 44.8% | 55.3% | 4 |
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More health data for Kyrgyzstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 278 deaths (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kyrgyzstan?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Kyrgyzstan was 53.3% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 2014.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.