Health spending per person in Kuwait
Current health spending in Kuwait was US$1,679 per person in 2023.
Kuwait, 2023
US$1,679
Change from 2022
−0.3%
World, 2023
US$1,317 per person
Position in 2023
47th of 191
Health spending per person in Kuwait over time
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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US$1,679 per person | US$1,317 per person |
| 2022 | US$1,683 per person | US$1,266 per person |
| 2021 | US$1,829 per person | US$1,258 per person |
| 2020 | US$1,543 per person | US$1,160 per person |
| 2019 | US$1,643 per person | US$1,085 per person |
| 2018 | US$1,659 per person | US$1,067 per person |
| 2017 | US$1,352 per person | US$1,028 per person |
| 2016 | US$1,293 per person | US$992 per person |
| 2015 | US$1,260 per person | US$975 per person |
| 2014 | US$1,294 per person | US$1,016 per person |
| 2013 | US$1,235 per person | US$993 per person |
| 2012 | US$1,217 per person | US$982 per person |
| 2011 | US$1,147 per person | US$974 per person |
| 2010 | US$1,050 per person | US$900 per person |
| 2009 | US$1,026 per person | US$863 per person |
| 2008 | US$1,069 per person | US$854 per person |
| 2007 | US$881 per person | US$789 per person |
| 2006 | US$782 per person | US$720 per person |
| 2005 | US$727 per person | US$680 per person |
| 2004 | US$649 per person | US$640 per person |
| 2003 | US$626 per person | US$583 per person |
| 2002 | US$578 per person | US$519 per person |
| 2001 | US$554 per person | US$488 per person |
| 2000 | US$425 per person | US$476 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3% from US$1,683 per person in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was US$1,235 per person, the figure has changed by +35.9%.
- Among the 191 countries with data for 2023, Kuwait has the 47th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was US$1,317 per person.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
Health spending share of GDP
5.0%
2023 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
10.0%
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
80.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
69.5 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
84
2023 · WHO