Africa vs Nigeria: Health expenditure

Africa
116.37 billion current US$
in 2011
Nigeria
12.98 billion current US$
in 2011
Africa rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd

Health expenditure over time

  • Africa
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 116.37 billion current US$ against 12.98 billion current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 103.39 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 9.0 times Nigeria's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 29.29 billion current US$ 1.65 billion current US$ 27.63 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 56.29 billion current US$ 6.96 billion current US$ 49.33 billion current US$ Africa
2010s 110.59 billion current US$ 12.68 billion current US$ 97.91 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health expenditure, Africa or Nigeria?
Africa, at 116.37 billion current US$ against 12.98 billion current US$ in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in health expenditure between Africa and Nigeria?
103.39 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Nigeria?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Africa and Nigeria rank globally for health expenditure?
Africa ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Health expenditure (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 967 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed

World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).