Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Angola
Angola: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Angola, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Angola is 2.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Angola peaked at 4.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Angola 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +134.9% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -28.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +27.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -2.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +134.9% | 1.7% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % 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 current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Angola?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Angola was 2.5% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Angola ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola 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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