Current health expenditure in Angola
Angola: Current health expenditure was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Angola, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure 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 in Angola peaked at 4.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
Angola ranks 186th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | 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% |
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 |
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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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0217 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Angola?
- Current health expenditure in Angola was 2.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for current health expenditure?
- Angola ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.