Slovenia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Slovenia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 9.9% against 4.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Slovenia's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Slovenia has been ahead every year.
Slovenia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 193 countries.
Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovenia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 4.9% | 3.7% | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 4.9% | 4.5% | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Slovenia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Slovenia, at 9.9% against 4.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Slovenia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5.0%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Slovenia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Slovenia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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.