Current health expenditure in Sudan
Sudan: Current health expenditure was 2.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Current health expenditure in Sudan, 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 Sudan is 2.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 24.8% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Sudan peaked at 7.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2023.
That places Sudan 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Current health expenditure in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -24.6% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -33.8% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0136 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0135 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Sudan?
- Current health expenditure in Sudan was 2.9% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for current health expenditure?
- Sudan ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan 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.