Saudi Arabia/Global Benchmarks
Data updated: 2026-05-29
International Benchmarks

Saudi Arabia vs GCC & OECD

Live data from World Bank & WHO · 19 indicators · updated 2026-05-29

Saudi OECD GCC peers

Life expectancy

78.98 yrs🇸🇦 2024
OECD 80.4 yrs

Health spend (% of GDP)

5.7%🇸🇦 2023
OECD 12.7%

Out-of-pocket (% of health)

14.1%🇸🇦 2023
OECD 13.3%

Physicians per 1,000

3.41 /1k🇸🇦 2023
OECD 3.43 /1k

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Source: World Bank · 2026-05-29

Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of GDP on health - OECD spends 12.7%

Health spend as % of GDP vs life expectancy. Controlling for wealth - so a richer country spending more dollars isn't automatically 'more efficient'.

Source: World Bank (health expenditure & life expectancy) · 2026-05-29

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Data sources: MOH · GASTAT · World Bank · WHO · Last aggregated: May 2026

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