Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Niger
Niger: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 4.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Current health expenditure in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Niger peaked at 6.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2023.
That places Niger 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +23.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -6.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 4.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.9%, 83% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 4.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22,995 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % 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 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0892 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Niger?
- Current health expenditure in Niger was 4.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for current health expenditure?
- Niger ranks 154th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger 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.