Among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Saudi Arabia had the highest expenditure on healthcare as a percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018 at 6.36 percent. Integrated and targeted health policies strengthened resilience against the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019.
Health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in 2018, by country
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Oxford Business Group. (June 28, 2021). Health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257445/gcc-health-expenditure-percent-of-gdp-by-country/
Oxford Business Group. "Health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in 2018, by country." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257445/gcc-health-expenditure-percent-of-gdp-by-country/
Oxford Business Group. (2021). Health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257445/gcc-health-expenditure-percent-of-gdp-by-country/
Oxford Business Group. "Health Expenditure as a Share of Gross Domestic Product in The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries in 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257445/gcc-health-expenditure-percent-of-gdp-by-country/
Oxford Business Group, Health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257445/gcc-health-expenditure-percent-of-gdp-by-country/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in 2018, by country [Graph], Oxford Business Group, June 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257445/gcc-health-expenditure-percent-of-gdp-by-country/