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Health share of government spending — Namibia

Health share of government spending in Namibia in 2023 — 14.99%. Ranked 45 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.66 pp.

2023 14.99% −0.89 pp vs 2022
World rank 45of 192
Period maximum 20.65%2007
Period minimum 11.97%2014

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Namibia, 2000–20231012.51517.52022.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 18.66%2001: 18.66%2002: 19.85%2003: 19.5%2004: 20.07%2005: 18.94%2006: 18.43%2007: 20.65%2008: 17.22%2009: 13.49%2010: 14.59%2011: 13.31%2012: 13.72%2013: 13.59%2014: 11.97%2015: 12.35%2016: 13.8%2017: 14.02%2018: 14.21%2019: 14.08%2020: 15.71%2021: 16.6%2022: 15.88%2023: 14.99%
Change over the period: −3.66 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Namibia 14.99%
World computed 10.81%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 6.86%
Southern Africa computed 13.79%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 11.98%
Health share of government spending — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 14.99 −0.89 pp
2022 15.88 −0.72 pp
2021 16.6 +0.9 pp
2020 15.71 +1.62 pp
2019 14.08 −0.13 pp
2018 14.21 +0.19 pp
2017 14.02 +0.22 pp
2016 13.8 +1.45 pp
2015 12.35 +0.38 pp
2014 11.97 −1.62 pp
2013 13.59 −0.13 pp
2012 13.72 +0.41 pp
2011 13.31 −1.28 pp
2010 14.59 +1.1 pp
2009 13.49 −3.73 pp
2008 17.22 −3.43 pp
2007 20.65 +2.23 pp
2006 18.43 −0.51 pp
2005 18.94 −1.12 pp
2004 20.07 +0.57 pp
2003 19.5 −0.36 pp
2002 19.85 +1.2 pp
2001 18.66 +0 pp
2000 18.66 —

Southern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ZA South Africa 16.89 NA Namibia 14.99 BW Botswana 14.61 LS Lesotho 11.83 SZ Eswatini 10.64
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About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

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

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