Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Southern Africa in 2023 — 5.43%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.66 pp.
2000–2023 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.43 | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 5.33 | −0.14 pp |
| 2021 | 5.47 | −0.31 pp |
| 2020 | 5.78 | +0.97 pp |
| 2019 | 4.8 | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 4.6 | −0 pp |
| 2017 | 4.6 | +0.04 pp |
| 2016 | 4.57 | −0.03 pp |
| 2015 | 4.59 | +0.22 pp |
| 2014 | 4.37 | +0.19 pp |
| 2013 | 4.18 | +0.02 pp |
| 2012 | 4.16 | +0.03 pp |
| 2011 | 4.13 | +0.12 pp |
| 2010 | 4.01 | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.82 | +0.37 pp |
| 2008 | 3.45 | +0.09 pp |
| 2007 | 3.36 | +0.09 pp |
| 2006 | 3.26 | +0.45 pp |
| 2005 | 2.81 | −0.02 pp |
| 2004 | 2.83 | −0.07 pp |
| 2003 | 2.9 | +0.44 pp |
| 2002 | 2.45 | −0.08 pp |
| 2001 | 2.53 | −0.24 pp |
| 2000 | 2.77 | — |
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.