Qatar — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Qatar, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Qatar was 2.52% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.82% in 2020. The lowest was 1.60% in 2011 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.08% per year.
Qatar ranks 183 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5.57%, so Qatar sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 34% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 22%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 21 of 23 economies; Pakistan (2.52%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 50% in 2015. That is 14% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 65 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 177th of 184 in 2000 → 186th of 188 in 2010 → 166th of 189 in 2020 → 182nd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.52% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 2.19% | -0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 2.89% | -0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 3.82% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 3.18% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 2.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 3.21% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 3.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.64% | +1.2 pp |
| 2014 | 2.42% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 1.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 1.87% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 2.38% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 1.64% | -0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 2.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2.29% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 2.56% | -0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 3.18% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +1.0 pp |
| 2002 | 2.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.32% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 1.97% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Qatar’s Health spending in 2001?
2.32% (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 Qatar’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +27.9% in total — about 1.1% 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: 2.52%; 2022: 2.19%; 2021: 2.89%; 2020: 3.82%; 2019: 3.18%. 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.