Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in South Africa in 2023 — 5.49%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.8 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.49 | +0.11 pp |
| 2022 | 5.38 | −0.11 pp |
| 2021 | 5.49 | −0.35 pp |
| 2020 | 5.85 | +1.05 pp |
| 2019 | 4.8 | +0.19 pp |
| 2018 | 4.61 | +0.04 pp |
| 2017 | 4.57 | −0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 4.57 | −0.02 pp |
| 2015 | 4.6 | +0.22 pp |
| 2014 | 4.37 | +0.23 pp |
| 2013 | 4.15 | +0 pp |
| 2012 | 4.14 | +0.02 pp |
| 2011 | 4.12 | +0.12 pp |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.8 | +0.42 pp |
| 2008 | 3.38 | +0.08 pp |
| 2007 | 3.3 | +0.07 pp |
| 2006 | 3.23 | +0.49 pp |
| 2005 | 2.75 | +0.01 pp |
| 2004 | 2.73 | −0.06 pp |
| 2003 | 2.79 | +0.49 pp |
| 2002 | 2.31 | −0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.4 | −0.28 pp |
| 2000 | 2.68 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
What part of all government spending a country directs to health.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
Healthcare Out-of-pocket health expenditureWhat share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
