Kuwait - Domestic general government health expenditure

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

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Kuwait was 86.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 88.20 in 2018, while its lowest value was 72.54 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 72.54
2001 78.89
2002 76.80
2003 76.89
2004 76.26
2005 76.21
2006 76.52
2007 76.42
2008 78.09
2009 81.58
2010 84.20
2011 84.47
2012 83.46
2013 83.97
2014 84.59
2015 84.86
2016 85.32
2017 85.71
2018 88.20
2019 86.96

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Kuwait was 4.78 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 4.78 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.39 in 2006.

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 1.60
2001 2.52
2002 2.40
2003 2.12
2004 1.80
2005 1.53
2006 1.39
2007 1.47
2008 1.50
2009 2.21
2010 2.26
2011 1.97
2012 1.95
2013 2.09
2014 2.47
2015 3.58
2016 4.04
2017 3.99
2018 4.50
2019 4.78

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

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Kuwait was 8.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 9.11 in 2018, while its lowest value was 3.72 in 2008.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

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

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Year Value
2000 4.37
2001 5.86
2002 5.73
2003 5.73
2004 5.26
2005 5.46
2006 4.37
2007 4.90
2008 3.72
2009 5.23
2010 5.04
2011 5.05
2012 5.02
2013 5.48
2014 5.57
2015 6.57
2016 7.51
2017 7.76
2018 9.11
2019 8.93

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

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Kuwait was 1,529.36 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,529.36 in 2019 and 294.83 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 294.83
2001 417.08
2002 428.23
2003 470.09
2004 485.56
2005 546.09
2006 596.33
2007 674.11
2008 833.73
2009 829.38
2010 870.12
2011 958.26
2012 1,012.03
2013 1,031.78
2014 1,086.97
2015 1,068.53
2016 1,116.03
2017 1,186.71
2018 1,529.19
2019 1,529.36

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 Kuwait was 2,488.13 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,488.13 in 2019 and 898.07 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).

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Year Value
2000 898.07
2001 1,406.58
2002 1,382.62
2003 1,444.85
2004 1,360.80
2005 1,284.08
2006 1,235.73
2007 1,346.95
2008 1,353.71
2009 1,753.65
2010 1,668.34
2011 1,540.33
2012 1,609.99
2013 1,630.67
2014 1,728.66
2015 1,689.33
2016 1,803.64
2017 2,028.29
2018 2,325.69
2019 2,488.13

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems