Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kuwait is 5.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 6.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2006.
Kuwait ranks 129th 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 | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 126 Dominica 5.0% compare
- 127 Chad 5.0% compare
- 128 United Arab Emirates 5.0% compare
- 130 Egypt 4.9% compare
- 131 Saint Lucia 4.7% compare
- 132 Sierra Leone 4.7% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 25,758 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 23,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 33,886 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 15.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 23,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 24,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 23,391 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 33,704 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kuwait?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Kuwait was 5.0% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
- How does Kuwait rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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).