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Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Zambia

Health share of government spending in Zambia in 2023 — 8.89%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2 pp.

2023 8.89% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 113of 192
Period maximum 10.56%2020
Period minimum 5.32%2003

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Zambia, 2000–202346810122000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 6.88%2001: 6.88%2002: 6.88%2003: 5.32%2004: 5.65%2005: 5.54%2006: 6.75%2007: 7.47%2008: 8.15%2009: 9.37%2010: 8.63%2011: 8.06%2012: 7.06%2013: 5.45%2014: 7.78%2015: 7.56%2016: 7.16%2017: 10.05%2018: 7.53%2019: 7.57%2020: 10.56%2021: 9.25%2022: 8.89%2023: 8.89%
Change over the period: +2 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Zambia 8.89%
World computed 10.81%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 6.86%
Eastern Africa computed 5.95%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.3%
Health share of government spending — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.89 +0 pp
2022 8.89 −0.37 pp
2021 9.25 −1.31 pp
2020 10.56 +2.99 pp
2019 7.57 +0.04 pp
2018 7.53 −2.52 pp
2017 10.05 +2.89 pp
2016 7.16 −0.4 pp
2015 7.56 −0.22 pp
2014 7.78 +2.33 pp
2013 5.45 −1.61 pp
2012 7.06 −1 pp
2011 8.06 −0.58 pp
2010 8.63 −0.73 pp
2009 9.37 +1.22 pp
2008 8.15 +0.68 pp
2007 7.47 +0.72 pp
2006 6.75 +1.21 pp
2005 5.54 −0.11 pp
2004 5.65 +0.33 pp
2003 5.32 −1.56 pp
2002 6.88 +0 pp
2001 6.88 +0 pp
2000 6.88 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

SC Seychelles 9.58 RW Rwanda 8.92 ZM Zambia 8.89 KE Kenya 8.65 MU Mauritius 8.24 SO Somalia 7.9 MZ Mozambique 6.76 ET Ethiopia 5.68 MG Madagascar 5.51 TZ Tanzania 5.14 DJ Djibouti 4.89 UG Uganda 4.86 ZW Zimbabwe 4.74 KM Comoros 4.74 BI Burundi 4.73 MW Malawi 3.29 ER Eritrea 2.37 SS South Sudan 2.14
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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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