Health share of government spending in Kuwait in 2023 — 9.02%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.57 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.02 | −0.38 pp |
| 2022 | 9.4 | −0.54 pp |
| 2021 | 9.94 | +1.29 pp |
| 2020 | 8.66 | −0.51 pp |
| 2019 | 9.16 | +0.15 pp |
| 2018 | 9.01 | +1.27 pp |
| 2017 | 7.74 | +0.26 pp |
| 2016 | 7.48 | +1 pp |
| 2015 | 6.48 | +0.98 pp |
| 2014 | 5.49 | +0.04 pp |
| 2013 | 5.45 | +0.33 pp |
| 2012 | 5.12 | +0.14 pp |
| 2011 | 4.98 | +0 pp |
| 2010 | 4.98 | −0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 5.18 | +1.49 pp |
| 2008 | 3.69 | −1.18 pp |
| 2007 | 4.87 | +0.52 pp |
| 2006 | 4.35 | −1.03 pp |
| 2005 | 5.38 | +0.24 pp |
| 2004 | 5.15 | −0.49 pp |
| 2003 | 5.64 | −0.06 pp |
| 2002 | 5.7 | −0.48 pp |
| 2001 | 6.17 | +0.73 pp |
| 2000 | 5.45 | — |
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Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.
Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
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Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
