Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle Africa

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Middle Africa in 2023 — 1.03%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.46 pp.

2023 1.03% −0.04 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 1.38%2009
Period minimum 0.57%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle Africa, 2000–20230.50.7511.251.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 0.57%2001: 1%2002: 0.88%2003: 0.97%2004: 0.99%2005: 0.84%2006: 0.92%2007: 1.04%2008: 1.23%2009: 1.38%2010: 1.04%2011: 1.09%2012: 1.08%2013: 1.14%2014: 0.97%2015: 0.89%2016: 0.85%2017: 0.81%2018: 0.76%2019: 0.82%2020: 1.06%2021: 1.08%2022: 1.06%2023: 1.03%
Change over the period: +0.46 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Middle Africa 1.03%
World 6.14%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.03 −0.04 pp
2022 1.06 −0.02 pp
2021 1.08 +0.02 pp
2020 1.06 +0.24 pp
2019 0.82 +0.06 pp
2018 0.76 −0.05 pp
2017 0.81 −0.05 pp
2016 0.85 −0.04 pp
2015 0.89 −0.08 pp
2014 0.97 −0.17 pp
2013 1.14 +0.06 pp
2012 1.08 −0.01 pp
2011 1.09 +0.06 pp
2010 1.04 −0.34 pp
2009 1.38 +0.15 pp
2008 1.23 +0.19 pp
2007 1.04 +0.12 pp
2006 0.92 +0.08 pp
2005 0.84 −0.16 pp
2004 0.99 +0.02 pp
2003 0.97 +0.1 pp
2002 0.88 −0.12 pp
2001 1 +0.43 pp
2000 0.57

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.