Capital health expenditure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Sierra Leone, 2013–2021
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, capital health expenditure in Sierra Leone stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.7% on the previous year and up 437.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.
That places Sierra Leone 61st out of 128 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Capital health expenditure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +286.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +193.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -73.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +517.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -62.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 91% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 58 Solomon Islands 0.3% compare
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.3% compare
- 60 Sri Lanka 0.3% compare
- 62 Mauritania 0.3% compare
- 63 Singapore 0.3%
- 64 Niger 0.2% compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Sierra Leone?
- Capital health expenditure in Sierra Leone was 0.3% in 2021, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for capital health expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 61st out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 437.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.