Capital health expenditure in South Africa
South Africa: Capital health expenditure was 0.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Capital health expenditure in South Africa, 2013–2020
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 2020, capital health expenditure in South Africa stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.3% over ten years.
South Africa ranks 69th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Capital health expenditure in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +17.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 89% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in South Africa?
- Capital health expenditure in South Africa was 0.2% in 2020, 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for capital health expenditure?
- South Africa ranks 69th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.