Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — South Sudan

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in South Sudan in 2023 — 11.61%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 192. Since 2017, the indicator has fallen by 10.5 pp.

2023 11.61% +5.04 pp vs 2022
World rank 11of 192
Period maximum 22.11%2017
Period minimum 6.3%2021

Trend over time

2017–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — South Sudan, 2017–2023010203020172018201920202021202220232017: 22.11%2018: 11.7%2019: 9.07%2020: 9.35%2021: 6.3%2022: 6.57%2023: 11.61%
Change over the period: −10.5 pp Annual average: -1.75 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 11.61%
World 10.06%
Eastern Africa computed 4%
Low-income countries computed 4.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.61 +5.04 pp
2022 6.57 +0.27 pp
2021 6.3 −3.05 pp
2020 9.35 +0.29 pp
2019 9.07 −2.63 pp
2018 11.7 −10.42 pp
2017 22.11

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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