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Government health expenditure per capita — Western Africa

Government health expenditure per capita in Western Africa in 2023 — 15 US$. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 340.7%.

2023 15 US$ −10.76% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 17 US$2022
Period minimum 4 US$2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · US$ per capita

Government health expenditure per capita — Western Africa, 2000–2023051015202000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4 US$2001: 5 US$2002: 4 US$2003: 6 US$2004: 9 US$2005: 11 US$2006: 12 US$2007: 12 US$2008: 13 US$2009: 12 US$2010: 12 US$2011: 13 US$2012: 14 US$2013: 15 US$2014: 14 US$2015: 14 US$2016: 11 US$2017: 13 US$2018: 13 US$2019: 14 US$2020: 16 US$2021: 17 US$2022: 17 US$2023: 15 US$
Change over the period: +12 (+340.66%) Average annual rate: 6.66 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Western Africa 15 US$
World 804 US$
Government health expenditure per capita — Western Africa, by year Western Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 15 −2 −10.76%
2022 17 +0 +1.38%
2021 17 +1 +3.67%
2020 16 +2 +16.3%
2019 14 +1 +11.18%
2018 13 +0 +0.35%
2017 13 +1 +11.41%
2016 11 −2 −17.46%
2015 14 +0 +2%
2014 14 −1 −7.37%
2013 15 +0 +3.4%
2012 14 +1 +5.98%
2011 13 +2 +12.99%
2010 12 +0 +2.46%
2009 12 −1 −10.4%
2008 13 +1 +7.4%
2007 12 +0 +2.58%
2006 12 +0 +3.71%
2005 11 +2 +23.56%
2004 9 +3 +42.32%
2003 6 +2 +57.93%
2002 4 −0 −10.21%
2001 5 +1 +28.65%
2000 4 — —

About the indicator

Government spending on health in current US dollars per person. Of all the spending indicators this one separates countries the most: the gap between the top and the bottom of the table exceeds a factor of a thousand, whereas by share of GDP it is rarely more than fivefold. The reason is simple — the share is taken from economies of very different size.

Important: Converted at the market exchange rate rather than by purchasing power: the real volume of medical care one dollar buys in low-income countries is markedly larger, so the gap in the table overstates the gap in services.

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

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