Kazakhstan — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Kazakhstan, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Kazakhstan was 3.77% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 4.16% in 2000. The lowest was 2.60% in 2011 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.43% per year.
Kazakhstan ranks 157 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 83%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Kazakhstan sits below it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 41%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 50 of 51 economies; Monaco (3.12%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 33% in 2020. That is 14% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 123rd of 184 in 2000 → 174th of 188 in 2010 → 165th of 189 in 2020 → 156th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 3.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 3.99% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 3.83% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.87% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.05% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 3.42% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 3.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 2.97% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.66% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 3.04% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.74% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 3.47% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 3.03% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 3.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 3.72% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.47% | -0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 4.16% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kazakhstan’s Health spending in 2001?
3.47% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kazakhstan’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -9.5% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.77%; 2022: 3.75%; 2021: 3.99%; 2020: 3.83%; 2019: 2.87%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.