Healthcare Spending: Kenya
Kenya's healthcare spending is currently 4.352 % of GDP as of 2023. # Kenya Healthcare Spending Kenya allocated 4.
Current (2023)
4.352 % of GDP
+0.7% y/y
Peak (2010)
5.388 % of GDP
Low (2000)
3.625 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
2000–2023 · 24 pts
Healthcare Spending — Kenya
2000 — 2023
Healthcare Spending — Kenya
Analysis# Kenya Healthcare Spending
Kenya allocated 4.352% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, representing a 20.1% increase from 2000's 3.625%. The country peaked at 5.388% in 2010, nearly 1.2 percentage points above current levels. Since that high point, spending has generally contracted, fluctuating between roughly 3.99% and 4.57% over the past 13 years.
A significant decline occurred between 2016 and 2017, when healthcare spending dropped from 4.754% to 3.986%—the steepest annual fall in the dataset. Recovery followed gradually, climbing to 4.57% by 2021 before settling near 4.35% in recent years. Kenya's healthcare spending appears to have stabilized in the 4.3–4.4% range, suggesting a plateau after the volatile 2010s rather than a clear upward or downward trajectory.
Historical Data
24 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.352 % of GDP | +0.69% |
| 2022 | 4.322 % of GDP | -5.43% |
| 2021 | 4.57 % of GDP | +1.74% |
| 2020 | 4.492 % of GDP | +2.82% |
| 2019 | 4.369 % of GDP | +6.59% |
| 2018 | 4.099 % of GDP | +2.83% |
| 2017 | 3.986 % of GDP | -16.15% |
| 2016 | 4.754 % of GDP | -0.21% |
| 2015 | 4.764 % of GDP | -3.03% |
| 2014 | 4.913 % of GDP | -0.37% |
| 2013 | 4.931 % of GDP | -1.73% |
| 2012 | 5.018 % of GDP | -3.54% |
| 2011 | 5.202 % of GDP | -3.45% |
| 2010 | 5.388 % of GDP | +1.81% |
| 2009 | 5.292 % of GDP | +1.95% |
| 2008 | 5.191 % of GDP | +1.31% |
| 2007 | 5.124 % of GDP | +2.21% |
| 2006 | 5.013 % of GDP | +18.88% |
| 2005 | 4.217 % of GDP | +0.12% |
| 2004 | 4.212 % of GDP | +4.41% |
Show all 24 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.034 % of GDP | +5.55% |
| 2002 | 3.822 % of GDP | +2.19% |
| 2001 | 3.74 % of GDP | +3.17% |
| 2000 | 3.625 % of GDP | — |
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