Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Nigeria

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Nigeria in 2023 — 0.6%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.02 pp.

2023 0.6% −0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 182of 192
Period maximum 1.2%2004
Period minimum 0.45%2014

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Nigeria, 2000–20230.40.60.811.21.42000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.59%2001: 0.86%2002: 0.53%2003: 0.93%2004: 1.2%2005: 1.14%2006: 0.9%2007: 0.78%2008: 0.66%2009: 0.57%2010: 0.45%2011: 0.48%2012: 0.54%2013: 0.49%2014: 0.45%2015: 0.59%2016: 0.47%2017: 0.53%2018: 0.5%2019: 0.47%2020: 0.51%2021: 0.54%2022: 0.62%2023: 0.6%
Change over the period: +0.02 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 0.6%
World 6.14%
Western Africa computed 0.93%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.6 −0.02 pp
2022 0.62 +0.08 pp
2021 0.54 +0.04 pp
2020 0.51 +0.04 pp
2019 0.47 −0.03 pp
2018 0.5 −0.04 pp
2017 0.53 +0.06 pp
2016 0.47 −0.11 pp
2015 0.59 +0.14 pp
2014 0.45 −0.04 pp
2013 0.49 −0.06 pp
2012 0.54 +0.06 pp
2011 0.48 +0.03 pp
2010 0.45 −0.12 pp
2009 0.57 −0.09 pp
2008 0.66 −0.12 pp
2007 0.78 −0.12 pp
2006 0.9 −0.24 pp
2005 1.14 −0.06 pp
2004 1.2 +0.27 pp
2003 0.93 +0.4 pp
2002 0.53 −0.33 pp
2001 0.86 +0.27 pp
2000 0.59

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.