Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Eastern Africa

Health share of government spending in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 5.95%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.83 pp.

2023 5.95% +0.19 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 7.63%2003
Period minimum 5.75%2022

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Eastern Africa, 2000–20235.566.577.582000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 6.77%2001: 6.93%2002: 7.19%2003: 7.63%2004: 7.27%2005: 7.17%2006: 6.9%2007: 6.81%2008: 6.5%2009: 6.4%2010: 7.36%2011: 7.53%2012: 7.46%2013: 6.54%2014: 7.39%2015: 7.19%2016: 7.39%2017: 6.85%2018: 6.53%2019: 5.89%2020: 6.21%2021: 6.39%2022: 5.75%2023: 5.95%
Change over the period: −0.83 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Africa 5.95%
World computed 10.81%
Health share of government spending — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.95 +0.19 pp
2022 5.75 −0.63 pp
2021 6.39 +0.18 pp
2020 6.21 +0.32 pp
2019 5.89 −0.64 pp
2018 6.53 −0.32 pp
2017 6.85 −0.55 pp
2016 7.39 +0.2 pp
2015 7.19 −0.2 pp
2014 7.39 +0.85 pp
2013 6.54 −0.92 pp
2012 7.46 −0.07 pp
2011 7.53 +0.17 pp
2010 7.36 +0.96 pp
2009 6.4 −0.1 pp
2008 6.5 −0.31 pp
2007 6.81 −0.09 pp
2006 6.9 −0.27 pp
2005 7.17 −0.1 pp
2004 7.27 −0.36 pp
2003 7.63 +0.44 pp
2002 7.19 +0.26 pp
2001 6.93 +0.15 pp
2000 6.77

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.