Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Yemen
Yemen: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 8.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 8.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Yemen peaked at 50.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2017.
That places Yemen 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.8% | — |
| 2001 | 50.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -50.3% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +123.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +38.7% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -18.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 8.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.7%, 43% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 8.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.1%, 16% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +123.9% | 3.8% | 8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 21.9% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 3.8% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.4% | 10.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 188 Guinea-Bissau 10.6% compare
- 189 Liberia 10.0% compare
- 190 Haiti 9.3% compare
- 192 South Sudan 4.3% compare
- 193 Afghanistan 1.7% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Yemen?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Yemen was 8.4% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2017.
- How does Yemen rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Yemen ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.