Current health expenditure in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Current health expenditure was 10.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Central African Republic, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in Central African Republic stood at 10.7%.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Central African Republic peaked at 11.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2010.
Central African Republic ranks 22nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +65.0% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 10.7% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0934 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Central African Republic?
- Current health expenditure in Central African Republic was 10.7% 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2010.
- How does Central African Republic rank for current health expenditure?
- Central African Republic ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.