United Arab Emirates: Health spending as percent of GDP

The latest value from 2020 is 5.67 percent, an increase from 4.3 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 7.04 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for the United Arab Emirates from 2000 to 2020 is 3.35 percent. The minimum value, 2.32 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 5.67 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.