Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Oman
Oman: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 85.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Oman, 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
Oman recorded 85.3% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Oman peaked at 90.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2008.
That places Oman 8th 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 Oman, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.8% | — |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 83.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 81.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 78.8% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 81.8% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.3% | 89.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Oman?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Oman was 85.3% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2008.
- How does Oman rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Oman ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.