Capital health expenditure in Zambia
Zambia: Capital health expenditure was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Capital health expenditure in Zambia, 2011–2021
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
Zambia recorded 0.3% for capital health expenditure in 2021.
The figure is down 59.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Zambia peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 46th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Capital health expenditure in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.3% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -28.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +52.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -44.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +44.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +54.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +99.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -59.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 Zambia?
- Capital health expenditure in Zambia 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for capital health expenditure?
- Zambia ranks 46th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.