Kuwait: Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Kuwait's domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) fell US$7.83 on 2022 (from US$200.09 to US$192.26).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$3.79 and a typical year strayed about US$17.23 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$26.66 in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was US$45.36 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Kuwait had the 77th highest value of the 182 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kuwait in the 2023 ranking

• South Africa — 74th of 182: US$194.94
• El Salvador — 75th of 182: US$193.11
• Ecuador — 76th of 182: US$192.5
• Belarus — 78th of 182: US$185.15
• Mongolia — 79th of 182: US$184.28
• Iraq — 80th of 182: US$179.92

What this measures

Current private expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$45.56 (2023)
• Algeria — US$109.43 (2023)
• Bahrain — US$478.97 (2023)
• Djibouti — US$23.51 (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$90.91 (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$140.37 (2023)
• Iraq — US$179.92 (2023)
• Israel — US$1,308 (2023)
• Jordan — US$164.41 (2023)

More health data for Kuwait

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 6.77% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.46% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 427,765 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 22.59% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 446,678 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 15.03% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 874,443 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.97% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.74% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Kuwait's domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$)?

US$192.26 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 64.69% from US$116.74 in 2000 (2.19% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$234.29 in 2008 and the lowest US$116.74 in 2000.

How does Kuwait rank?

77th highest of 182 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) unusual for Kuwait?

In 2023, Kuwait's domestic private health expenditure per capita (current US$) fell US$7.83 on 2022 (from US$200.09 to US$192.26). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$3.79 and a typical year strayed about US$17.23 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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