Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Africa

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 1.28%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.04 pp.

2023 1.28% −0.07 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.57%2003
Period minimum 1.24%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Africa, 2000–20231.21.31.41.51.62000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 1.24%2001: 1.4%2002: 1.45%2003: 1.57%2004: 1.5%2005: 1.57%2006: 1.45%2007: 1.44%2008: 1.37%2009: 1.29%2010: 1.48%2011: 1.35%2012: 1.4%2013: 1.4%2014: 1.51%2015: 1.5%2016: 1.53%2017: 1.49%2018: 1.44%2019: 1.37%2020: 1.49%2021: 1.5%2022: 1.35%2023: 1.28%
Change over the period: +0.04 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Africa 1.28%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.28 −0.07 pp
2022 1.35 −0.15 pp
2021 1.5 +0.01 pp
2020 1.49 +0.13 pp
2019 1.37 −0.08 pp
2018 1.44 −0.04 pp
2017 1.49 −0.04 pp
2016 1.53 +0.03 pp
2015 1.5 −0.01 pp
2014 1.51 +0.12 pp
2013 1.4 −0.01 pp
2012 1.4 +0.06 pp
2011 1.35 −0.14 pp
2010 1.48 +0.19 pp
2009 1.29 −0.08 pp
2008 1.37 −0.06 pp
2007 1.44 −0.01 pp
2006 1.45 −0.12 pp
2005 1.57 +0.07 pp
2004 1.5 −0.07 pp
2003 1.57 +0.12 pp
2002 1.45 +0.05 pp
2001 1.4 +0.16 pp
2000 1.24

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.