Health share of government spending in Sao Tome and Principe in 2023 — 8.77%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 23.8 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.77 | +0.43 pp |
| 2022 | 8.34 | −4.8 pp |
| 2021 | 13.14 | +0.34 pp |
| 2020 | 12.8 | +3.03 pp |
| 2019 | 9.78 | +0.39 pp |
| 2018 | 9.39 | −1.38 pp |
| 2017 | 10.76 | +2.76 pp |
| 2016 | 8 | +3.07 pp |
| 2015 | 4.94 | −2.84 pp |
| 2014 | 7.78 | −0.66 pp |
| 2013 | 8.44 | +3.87 pp |
| 2012 | 4.57 | +0.26 pp |
| 2011 | 4.31 | +0.21 pp |
| 2010 | 4.1 | +0.83 pp |
| 2009 | 3.27 | −0.75 pp |
| 2008 | 4.02 | −0.26 pp |
| 2007 | 4.28 | +2.58 pp |
| 2006 | 1.69 | −9.83 pp |
| 2005 | 11.52 | +2.96 pp |
| 2004 | 8.56 | −3.11 pp |
| 2003 | 11.68 | +3.14 pp |
| 2002 | 8.54 | +1.51 pp |
| 2001 | 7.03 | −25.54 pp |
| 2000 | 32.57 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
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