Egypt vs Sierra Leone: Current health expenditure
Egypt
4.9%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
4.7%
in 2023
Egypt rank
129th
Sierra Leone rank
131st
Current health expenditure over time
- Egypt
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.9% against 4.7% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Egypt ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 193 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 5.4% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 8.1% | 3.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 5.1% | 0.5% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Egypt or Sierra Leone?
- Egypt, at 4.9% against 4.7% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Sierra Leone rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.