Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 5.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
9th
of 11 groups
All-time high
5.8%
in 2020
All-time low
4.3%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Africa (WHO region), 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Africa (WHO region) recorded 5.6% for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 5.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.3% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO region)
- 6 Marshall Islands 13.4% compare
- 7 Liberia 13.0% compare
- 8 Micronesia (country) 12.9% compare
- 9 Lesotho 12.6% compare
- 10 Germany 11.7% compare
- 11 Switzerland 11.7% compare
- 12 South Sudan 11.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Africa (WHO region)?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Africa (WHO region) was 5.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2000.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 9th out of 11 groups with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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