Low income vs Namibia: Current health expenditure
Low income
4.6%
in 2023
Namibia
9.5%
in 2023
Low income rank
37th
Namibia rank
35th
Current health expenditure over time
- Low income
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 9.5% against 4.6% in Low income, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.1 times Low income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 10.7% | 6.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 9.6% | 4.5% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 9.7% | 4.8% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Low income or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 9.5% against 4.6% in Low income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Low income and Namibia?
- 4.9%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Namibia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Low income and Namibia rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Low income ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 35th of 47 groups.
- 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.