Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Zimbabwe

Health share of government spending in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 4.74%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 192. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 9.03 pp.

2023 4.74% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 169of 192
Period maximum 13.99%2012
Period minimum 3.27%2019

Trend over time

2010–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Zimbabwe, 2010–2023051015201020122014201620182020202220232010: 13.77%2011: 12.72%2012: 13.99%2013: 8.07%2014: 10.93%2015: 6.21%2016: 5.49%2017: 6.98%2018: 7.98%2019: 3.27%2020: 4.74%2021: 4.74%2022: 4.74%2023: 4.74%
Change over the period: −9.03 pp Annual average: -0.69 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Zimbabwe 4.74%
World computed 10.81%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 6.86%
Eastern Africa computed 5.95%
Health share of government spending — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 4.74 +0 pp
2022 4.74 +0 pp
2021 4.74 +0 pp
2020 4.74 +1.47 pp
2019 3.27 −4.71 pp
2018 7.98 +1 pp
2017 6.98 +1.49 pp
2016 5.49 −0.72 pp
2015 6.21 −4.72 pp
2014 10.93 +2.85 pp
2013 8.07 −5.92 pp
2012 13.99 +1.27 pp
2011 12.72 −1.05 pp
2010 13.77

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.