Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kenya stood at 4.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kenya peaked at 5.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 145th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 686,178 (2025)
- Population, male 49.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 680,935 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 690,593 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 679,769 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 689,059 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 20.86 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 36.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 677,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 680,161 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kenya?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kenya was 4.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 145th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).