Kuwait - Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Kuwait was 5.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 5.50 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.82 in 2006.
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 | 2.20 |
| 2001 | 3.19 |
| 2002 | 3.12 |
| 2003 | 2.76 |
| 2004 | 2.36 |
| 2005 | 2.01 |
| 2006 | 1.82 |
| 2007 | 1.93 |
| 2008 | 1.92 |
| 2009 | 2.71 |
| 2010 | 2.68 |
| 2011 | 2.33 |
| 2012 | 2.33 |
| 2013 | 2.49 |
| 2014 | 2.92 |
| 2015 | 4.21 |
| 2016 | 4.73 |
| 2017 | 4.65 |
| 2018 | 5.10 |
| 2019 | 5.50 |
Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)
The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Kuwait was 1,758.67 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,758.67 in 2019 and 406.41 in 2000.
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 | 406.41 |
| 2001 | 528.70 |
| 2002 | 557.57 |
| 2003 | 611.36 |
| 2004 | 636.68 |
| 2005 | 716.55 |
| 2006 | 779.26 |
| 2007 | 882.07 |
| 2008 | 1,067.62 |
| 2009 | 1,016.61 |
| 2010 | 1,033.38 |
| 2011 | 1,134.39 |
| 2012 | 1,212.57 |
| 2013 | 1,228.77 |
| 2014 | 1,285.01 |
| 2015 | 1,259.19 |
| 2016 | 1,308.11 |
| 2017 | 1,384.58 |
| 2018 | 1,733.81 |
| 2019 | 1,758.67 |
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)
The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Kuwait was 2,861 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,861 in 2019 and 1,238 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 | 1,238 |
| 2001 | 1,783 |
| 2002 | 1,800 |
| 2003 | 1,879 |
| 2004 | 1,784 |
| 2005 | 1,685 |
| 2006 | 1,615 |
| 2007 | 1,762 |
| 2008 | 1,733 |
| 2009 | 2,150 |
| 2010 | 1,981 |
| 2011 | 1,823 |
| 2012 | 1,929 |
| 2013 | 1,942 |
| 2014 | 2,044 |
| 2015 | 1,991 |
| 2016 | 2,114 |
| 2017 | 2,366 |
| 2018 | 2,637 |
| 2019 | 2,861 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Health systems
