Arab World - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Arab World was 5.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 5.28 in 2017, while its lowest value was 3.41 in 2008.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 4.00
2001 4.28
2002 4.27
2003 4.15
2004 3.83
2005 3.51
2006 3.48
2007 3.58
2008 3.41
2009 4.30
2010 3.90
2011 3.89
2012 3.97
2013 4.22
2014 4.55
2015 5.07
2016 5.04
2017 5.28
2018 5.04
2019 5.08

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Arab World was 381.58 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 381.58 in 2019 and 112.54 in 2003.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 113.34
2001 116.51
2002 115.76
2003 112.54
2004 123.29
2005 136.97
2006 157.52
2007 185.39
2008 217.89
2009 235.07
2010 245.34
2011 281.95
2012 303.76
2013 338.87
2014 365.40
2015 349.12
2016 351.30
2017 373.50
2018 378.90
2019 381.58

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Arab World was 887.22 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 901.72 in 2017 and 417.81 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 417.81
2001 457.91
2002 462.79
2003 452.95
2004 467.00
2005 466.16
2006 499.05
2007 537.85
2008 542.71
2009 661.16
2010 625.86
2011 654.71
2012 699.56
2013 775.66
2014 819.38
2015 819.30
2016 836.90
2017 901.72
2018 873.32
2019 887.22

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems