Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Kuwait
Kuwait: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 167.97 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 167.97 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Kuwait peaked at 211.85 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 108.4, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 108.4 | — |
| 2001 | 108.79 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 124.59 | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 130.41 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 139.99 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 156.17 | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 166.13 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 188 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 211.85 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 171.53 | -19.0% |
| 2010 | 150.55 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 160.77 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 181.98 | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 178.94 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 180.22 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 172.5 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 171.7 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 174.73 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 176.59 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 176.16 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 160.43 | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 182.87 | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 180.99 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 167.97 | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150.59 | 108.4 | 211.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.41 | 150.55 | 181.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 173.07 | 160.43 | 182.87 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Kuwait
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.52 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 14,957 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 1.19 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 1.19 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 34.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.188 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 15.88 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Kuwait?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Kuwait was 167.97 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 211.85 in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 108.4 in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Kuwait ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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