Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 3.32%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.67 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.32 | +0.32 pp |
| 2022 | 3 | −0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 3.4 | −0.15 pp |
| 2020 | 3.55 | +1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 2.25 | +0.14 pp |
| 2018 | 2.11 | −0.08 pp |
| 2017 | 2.2 | −0.77 pp |
| 2016 | 2.97 | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 2.47 | −0.04 pp |
| 2014 | 2.51 | −0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 2.52 | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 2.42 | −0.16 pp |
| 2011 | 2.58 | −0.07 pp |
| 2010 | 2.65 | −0.33 pp |
| 2009 | 2.98 | +1.11 pp |
| 2008 | 1.87 | +0.37 pp |
| 2007 | 1.51 | +0.17 pp |
| 2006 | 1.33 | +0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 1.32 | −0.09 pp |
| 2004 | 1.41 | −0.22 pp |
| 2003 | 1.62 | −0.04 pp |
| 2002 | 1.66 | −0.25 pp |
| 2001 | 1.91 | +0.26 pp |
| 2000 | 1.65 | — |
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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.
What part of all government spending a country directs to health.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
Healthcare Out-of-pocket health expenditureWhat share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
