Saudi Arabia vs GCC & OECD
World Bank & WHO series (pulled 2026-05-29) · 19 indicators · OECD comparators cross-checked against Health at a Glance 2025
Life expectancy
Health spend (% of GDP)
OECD’s own average: 9.3% (2024, HAG 2025)
Out-of-pocket (% of health)
Physicians per 1,000
OECD’s own average: 3.9 /1k (2023, HAG 2025)
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Saudi Arabia spends 5.7% of GDP on health — the typical OECD country 9.3%
Health spend as % of GDP vs life expectancy, controlling for wealth. The OECD point on the chart is the World Bank population-weighted aggregate (12.7%, US-dominated); OECD's own unweighted average is 9.3% of GDP (2024, Health at a Glance 2025).
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Data sources: MOH · GASTAT · World Bank · WHO · Last aggregated: May 2026