Saudi Arabia - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Saudi Arabia was 5.69 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 6.26 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.97 in 2008.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 4.21
2001 4.46
2002 4.25
2003 3.98
2004 3.58
2005 3.42
2006 3.62
2007 3.56
2008 2.97
2009 4.29
2010 3.65
2011 3.71
2012 4.02
2013 4.47
2014 5.23
2015 6.00
2016 5.84
2017 6.26
2018 5.75
2019 5.69

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Saudi Arabia was 1,316.26 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,341.52 in 2018 and 369.50 in 2002.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 386.26
2001 387.49
2002 369.50
2003 382.39
2004 400.88
2005 471.12
2006 556.07
2007 587.98
2008 596.53
2009 691.32
2010 702.67
2011 881.40
2012 1,014.70
2013 1,109.51
2014 1,278.98
2015 1,237.33
2016 1,160.05
2017 1,302.77
2018 1,341.52
2019 1,316.26

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Saudi Arabia was 2,790 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,963 in 2017 and 1,546 in 2008.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 1,680
2001 1,751
2002 1,601
2003 1,649
2004 1,599
2005 1,612
2006 1,757
2007 1,760
2008 1,546
2009 2,142
2010 1,880
2011 2,084
2012 2,306
2013 2,497
2014 2,913
2015 2,916
2016 2,654
2017 2,963
2018 2,802
2019 2,790

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems