Current health expenditure in Namibia
Namibia: Current health expenditure was 9.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 9.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Namibia peaked at 11.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2014.
That places Namibia 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 4 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2024)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Namibia?
- Current health expenditure in Namibia was 9.5% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for current health expenditure?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.