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Yemen, Rep. — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Yemen, Rep., 2000–2023.
Latest value · 2023
9.70%
Health Spending (% of GDP) · % of GDP · +107.8% since 2000
Health spending for Yemen, Rep. was 9.70% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 11.65% in 2020. The lowest was 4.67% in 2000 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.23% per year.
Yemen, Rep. ranks 31 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 16%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5.57%, so Yemen, Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 17% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 95%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
9.70%
First (2000)
4.67%
Change
+107.8%
Highest
11.65%
in 2020
Lowest
4.67%
in 2000
Average
6.75%
Annual growth (CAGR)
3.23%
Years of data
24
Recent years
| Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.7% |
| 2022 | 8.82% |
| 2021 | 9.44% |
| 2020 | 11.65% |
| 2019 | 10.97% |
| 2018 | 9.09% |
| 2017 | 8.15% |
| 2016 | 7.71% |
| 2015 | 6.49% |
| 2014 | 5.84% |
| 2013 | 4.96% |
| 2012 | 5.2% |
Reading this correctly. Current health expenditure as a share of GDP. Covers both public and private spending on health goods and services. Figures are in % of GDP. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.