Health share of government spending in Western Africa in 2023 — 5.87%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.71 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.87 | −0.15 pp |
| 2022 | 6.01 | −0.12 pp |
| 2021 | 6.13 | −0.34 pp |
| 2020 | 6.47 | +0.47 pp |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.39 pp |
| 2018 | 5.6 | −0.17 pp |
| 2017 | 5.77 | +0.18 pp |
| 2016 | 5.59 | +0.49 pp |
| 2015 | 5.1 | −0.08 pp |
| 2014 | 5.17 | −0.01 pp |
| 2013 | 5.18 | −0.01 pp |
| 2012 | 5.2 | −0.31 pp |
| 2011 | 5.51 | −0.15 pp |
| 2010 | 5.67 | −0.05 pp |
| 2009 | 5.72 | +0.17 pp |
| 2008 | 5.55 | −0.06 pp |
| 2007 | 5.61 | −0.73 pp |
| 2006 | 6.34 | −0.04 pp |
| 2005 | 6.38 | +0.42 pp |
| 2004 | 5.97 | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 5.76 | +0.31 pp |
| 2002 | 5.45 | +0.03 pp |
| 2001 | 5.42 | +0.27 pp |
| 2000 | 5.16 | — |
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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