Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Yemen
Yemen: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 9.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.7
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
32nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
11.65
in 2020
All-time low
4.67
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 9.7 for total healthcare expenditure gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Yemen peaked at 11.65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.67, in 2000.
That places Yemen 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.67 | — |
| 2001 | 4.95 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 4.83 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 5.76 | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 5.51 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.21 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 5.53 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 5.82 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.76 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.99 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 5.16 | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 4.77 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 5.2 | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 4.96 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 5.84 | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 6.49 | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 7.71 | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 8.15 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.09 | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 10.97 | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 11.65 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 9.44 | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 8.82 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7 | +10.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 9.7 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.86, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 9.7 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.57, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4 | 4.67 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.83 | 4.77 | 10.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9 | 8.82 | 11.65 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 29 Portugal 10.03 compare
- 30 Netherlands 9.83 compare
- 31 Brazil 9.73 compare
- 33 Montenegro 9.65 compare
- 34 East Timor 9.6 compare
- 35 Denmark 9.56 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare expenditure gdp in Yemen?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Yemen was 9.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 11.65 in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- Yemen ranks 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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