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Saudi Arabia - Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.42

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 193 economies tracked

Latest value

4.42 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 193 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 2000

1.46×

Ranking Race — Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#19#37#55#73#91#109200020052010201520202024#66#692020 overtook Kuwait2023 overtook Israel
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. Saudi Arabia climbed from #66 to #69 (overtook Kuwait). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Saudi Arabia ↓

Key Events — Saudi Arabia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2009
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2010
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2014
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2016
Vision 2030 launched curated

Diversification plan begins amid low oil prices.

2018
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Kuwait in global rank auto
2020
Oil price war and pandemic curated

Prices turn negative briefly before a managed recovery.

Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP), 2000-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2000200520102015202020231.892.994.15.2

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