Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic was 4.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 4.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Sierra Leone peaked at 15.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +42.7% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +78.7% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -40.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -1.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 4.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.9%, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 4.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +78.7% | 8.5% | 15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.3% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Sierra Leone?
- Current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic in Sierra Leone was 4.7% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic?
- Sierra Leone ranks 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure (che) as percentage of gross domestic rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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