United Arab Emirates - Health Spending 2006

Current health expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
2.33% +0.01% from 2005 Global rank: 11th

United Arab Emirates's health spending was 2.33% in 2006, increased +0.01% from 2.32% in 2005. This was the 11th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2006
Health Spending by Country - 2006
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Equatorial Guinea 1.41% -0.6%
2nd Congo, Republic of 1.71% -0.5%
3rd Kuwait 1.82% -9.5%
4th Brunei Darussalam 1.91% -14.6%
5th Oman 2.02% -10.8%
6th Azerbaijan 2.07% -7.1%
7th Bangladesh 2.11% 2.3%
8th Myanmar 2.27% -3.4%
9th Qatar 2.29% -10.7%
10th Libya 2.30% -8.6%
11th United Arab Emirates 2.33% 0.2%
12th Angola 2.40% -5.8%
13th Papua New Guinea 2.43% -0.9%
14th Iraq 2.49% -17.3%
15th Indonesia 2.62% 3.5%
16th Mauritania 2.70% -20.6%
17th Pakistan 2.73% 15.1%
18th Lao PDR 2.93% -12.1%
19th Singapore 2.93% -3.3%
20th Bahrain 2.98% -4.6%
21st Thailand 3.10% -1.9%
22nd Malaysia 3.11% 11.6%
23rd Gabon 3.15% 7.7%
24th Algeria 3.19% 2.3%
25th Benin 3.29% 2.0%
26th Vanuatu 3.32% 0.5%
27th Fiji 3.35% 2.8%
28th Kazakhstan 3.40% -12.9%
29th Haiti 3.48% 5.3%
30th Nepal 3.54% -10.3%
31st Belize 3.55% 3.2%
32nd Mauritius 3.61% 2.5%
33rd Guinea 3.62% -10.4%
34th Saudi Arabia 3.62% 5.9%
35th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.66% -4.7%
36th India 3.67% -4.8%
37th Ghana 3.67% 12.2%
38th Chad 3.73% 0.1%
39th Cameroon 3.74% -1.0%
40th Mongolia 3.75% -3.0%
41st Senegal 3.76% 2.4%
42nd Philippines 3.78% 0.9%
43rd Syrian Arab Republic 3.80% -8.0%
44th Cabo Verde 3.82% 14.5%
45th Sri Lanka 3.85% -0.7%
46th China 3.89% -5.5%
47th Côte d'Ivoire 3.93% -1.0%
48th Guyana 3.93% 3.6%
49th Mozambique 3.95% -6.4%
50th Dominican Republic 3.99% -8.3%
51st Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.06% 1.9%
52nd Bhutan 4.09% 6.6%
53rd Antigua and Barbuda 4.11% -7.9%
54th Trinidad and Tobago 4.15% -6.3%
55th Djibouti 4.22% 11.0%
56th Nigeria 4.26% -4.7%
57th Monaco 4.30% -4.6%
58th Bahamas, The 4.31% 6.9%
59th Togo 4.31% 8.2%
60th Central African Republic 4.31% 2.0%
61st Seychelles 4.33% -2.6%
62nd Peru 4.41% -5.5%
63rd Morocco 4.57% 4.4%
64th Viet Nam 4.57% 5.8%
65th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.66% -8.1%
66th Uzbekistan 4.75% -0.6%
67th Russian Federation 4.77% -0.1%
68th Dominica 4.78% -4.0%
69th Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.84% -1.6%
70th Botswana 4.88% -7.4%
71st Samoa 4.88% 5.4%
72nd Sudan 4.89% 19.3%
73rd Malawi 4.91% 14.2%
74th San Marino 4.91% 0.5%
75th Turkmenistan 4.92% -12.0%
76th Andorra 4.95% -11.3%
77th Korea 4.96% 6.6%
78th Estonia 4.97% -6.1%
79th St. Kitts and Nevis 4.98% 5.4%
80th Kenya 5.01% 18.9%
81st Paraguay 5.02% 3.9%
82nd Tajikistan 5.03% -3.4%
83rd Romania 5.07% -8.3%
84th Madagascar 5.07% -2.8%
85th Guinea-Bissau 5.08% 12.0%
86th Grenada 5.11% -0.6%
87th St. Lucia 5.13% 5.5%
88th Tunisia 5.13% -0.3%
89th Türkiye 5.15% 5.1%
90th Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.16% -2.6%
91st Burkina Faso 5.17% 6.9%
92nd Sierra Leone 5.30% 1.3%
93rd Cambodia 5.36% -12.8%
94th Lesotho 5.41% 15.6%
95th Mexico 5.41% -3.1%
96th Gambia, The 5.44% 1.0%
97th Mali 5.46% 5.0%
98th Cyprus 5.46% 0.5%
99th Tonga 5.47% 24.8%
100th Jamaica 5.51% -5.3%
101st Yemen, Republic of 5.53% 6.2%
102nd Albania 5.57% -1.7%
103rd Belarus 5.57% -8.2%
104th Zambia 5.58% -11.9%
105th Comoros 5.77% -5.8%
106th Liberia 5.77% -13.8%
107th Poland 5.78% -0.2%
108th Armenia 5.85% -0.2%
109th Suriname 5.86% 11.7%
110th Lithuania 5.86% 3.7%
111th Barbados 5.90% -3.9%
112th Ecuador 5.94% 1.3%
113th Niger 5.99% 2.0%
114th Timor-Leste 6.00% 13.7%
115th Latvia 6.02% -1.0%
116th Chile 6.07% -8.3%
117th Czechia 6.16% -2.7%
118th Colombia 6.34% 4.4%
119th Nicaragua 6.36% 2.1%
120th Guatemala 6.36% 3.5%
121st Ukraine 6.42% 1.1%
122nd Uganda 6.46% 11.3%
123rd Bulgaria 6.53% -5.3%
124th Panama 6.55% 5.5%
125th Luxembourg 6.64% -6.8%
126th Israel 6.70% -2.7%
127th Slovak Republic 6.85% 3.6%
128th Eritrea 6.86% -0.1%
129th South Africa 6.88% 0.2%
130th Croatia 6.90% 0.9%
131st Costa Rica 6.94% 4.1%
132nd São Tomé and Principe 7.11% -31.4%
133rd North Macedonia 7.38% -3.9%
134th Ireland 7.52% -1.6%
135th Tanzania 7.60% 20.2%
136th Rwanda 7.61% -1.5%
137th Georgia 7.63% -5.5%
138th Jordan 7.68% -9.6%
139th Japan 7.69% 0.4%
140th Argentina 7.71% -0.3%
141st Uruguay 7.71% -0.2%
142nd Hungary 7.79% -2.6%
143rd Eswatini 7.83% 6.1%
144th Honduras 7.86% 4.8%
145th Slovenia 7.87% -2.3%
146th Spain 7.87% 1.2%
147th Norway 7.88% -5.0%
148th Australia 7.97% 0.1%
149th Solomon Islands 8.01% -11.2%
150th Sweden 8.04% -1.4%
151st Maldives 8.05% -8.8%
152nd Brazil 8.25% 2.7%
153rd Cuba 8.27% -5.5%
154th Serbia 8.29% 2.4%
155th Finland 8.29% 0.0%
156th Kyrgyz Republic 8.31% 11.6%
157th Greece 8.40% -4.2%
158th Italy 8.40% 1.1%
159th United Kingdom 8.54% 1.9%
160th Iceland 8.56% -4.4%
161st New Zealand 8.64% 4.4%
162nd Lebanon 8.66% 14.7%
163rd El Salvador 8.69% -5.5%
164th Burundi 8.71% 15.2%
165th Palau 8.74% 1.3%
166th Malta 8.85% 1.7%
167th Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.88% 0.7%
168th European Union 9.00% -0.4%
169th Netherlands 9.04% -0.3%
170th Belgium 9.13% -1.3%
171st Denmark 9.15% 0.9%
172nd Canada 9.33% 3.3%
173rd Portugal 9.35% -3.1%
174th Switzerland 9.58% -4.8%
175th Austria 9.64% -0.8%
176th Germany 9.96% -1.4%
177th France 10.40% 1.6%
178th West Bank and Gaza 10.50% -4.5%
179th Moldova 10.54% 10.3%
180th Afghanistan 10.62% 6.8%
181st Micronesia, Federated States of 10.87% -39.4%
182nd Namibia 11.30% 4.4%
183rd Kiribati 11.31% -0.5%
184th Tuvalu 12.18% 20.9%
185th Nauru 12.42% 14.8%
186th United States 14.71% 0.9%
187th Marshall Islands 22.30% 20.8%

FAQ

What was United Arab Emirates's health spending in 2006?

United Arab Emirates's health spending in 2006 was 2.33%. This ranked 11th globally.

How did United Arab Emirates's health spending change in 2006?

United Arab Emirates's health spending increased by 0.2% in 2006 compared to 2005.

Which country had the highest health spending in 2006?

Marshall Islands had the highest health spending in 2006 at 22.30%.

What is the health spending of United Arab Emirates in 2006?

The health spending of United Arab Emirates in 2006 was 2.33%. This ranked 11th globally.

How does 2006 compare to 2005 for United Arab Emirates's health spending?

United Arab Emirates's health spending went from 2.32% in 2005 to 2.33% in 2006, a 0.2% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

United Arab Emirates matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2006. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 3.2%. View full analysis →