Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Kenya

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Kenya in 2023 — 1.95%. Ranked 137 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.96 pp.

2023 1.95% −0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 137of 192
Period maximum 2.23%2021
Period minimum 1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Kenya, 2000–20230.511.522.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1%2001: 1.06%2002: 1.11%2003: 1.12%2004: 1.08%2005: 1.12%2006: 1.18%2007: 1.27%2008: 1.36%2009: 1.46%2010: 1.56%2011: 1.61%2012: 1.63%2013: 1.66%2014: 1.84%2015: 1.92%2016: 2.04%2017: 1.71%2018: 1.77%2019: 2.01%2020: 2.21%2021: 2.23%2022: 2%2023: 1.95%
Change over the period: +0.96 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 1.95%
World 6.14%
Eastern Africa computed 1.28%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.95 −0.05 pp
2022 2 −0.23 pp
2021 2.23 +0.02 pp
2020 2.21 +0.2 pp
2019 2.01 +0.24 pp
2018 1.77 +0.06 pp
2017 1.71 −0.32 pp
2016 2.04 +0.11 pp
2015 1.92 +0.09 pp
2014 1.84 +0.18 pp
2013 1.66 +0.03 pp
2012 1.63 +0.02 pp
2011 1.61 +0.05 pp
2010 1.56 +0.1 pp
2009 1.46 +0.1 pp
2008 1.36 +0.08 pp
2007 1.27 +0.09 pp
2006 1.18 +0.06 pp
2005 1.12 +0.04 pp
2004 1.08 −0.04 pp
2003 1.12 +0.02 pp
2002 1.11 +0.05 pp
2001 1.06 +0.06 pp
2000 1

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.