Arab World - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Arab World was 58.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 60.85 in 2014, while its lowest value was 54.74 in 2000.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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

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Year Value
2000 54.74
2001 56.96
2002 56.12
2003 56.56
2004 56.37
2005 57.00
2006 58.14
2007 57.70
2008 57.70
2009 60.02
2010 58.17
2011 60.09
2012 58.80
2013 59.35
2014 60.85
2015 58.12
2016 57.46
2017 58.18
2018 59.30
2019 58.40

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Arab World was 2.99 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 3.14 in 2017, while its lowest value was 1.94 in 2008.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

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

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Year Value
2000 2.13
2001 2.38
2002 2.36
2003 2.30
2004 2.13
2005 1.99
2006 2.00
2007 2.04
2008 1.94
2009 2.54
2010 2.25
2011 2.36
2012 2.35
2013 2.52
2014 2.79
2015 2.98
2016 2.93
2017 3.14
2018 3.01
2019 2.99

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Arab World was 222.87 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 224.70 in 2018 and 62.09 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 62.09
2001 66.43
2002 65.03
2003 63.74
2004 69.58
2005 78.18
2006 91.78
2007 107.27
2008 126.10
2009 141.38
2010 143.12
2011 169.04
2012 178.51
2013 200.98
2014 222.28
2015 202.84
2016 201.83
2017 217.29
2018 224.70
2019 222.87

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Arab World was 488.44 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 501.90 in 2017 and 236.91 in 2000.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources 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).

See also:

Year Value
2000 236.91
2001 266.27
2002 263.61
2003 254.94
2004 263.04
2005 260.28
2006 283.07
2007 303.61
2008 301.89
2009 391.50
2010 356.31
2011 379.20
2012 392.53
2013 437.49
2014 479.29
2015 460.50
2016 458.48
2017 501.90
2018 484.61
2019 488.44

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems