Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health care expenditure (PHCE) (%) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
60.9%
Ghana
Lowest
0.9%
Afghanistan
Median
30.4%
Years covered
8
2016–2023
Data points
201
What the numbers show
Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health care expenditure (PHCE) (%) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 60.9% in Ghana; the lowest is 0.9% in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.4%, and the mean is 32.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 69.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 76.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 79.8%).
Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 60.9% | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 60.7% | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 58.8% | 2021 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 55.1% | 2022 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 5 | Zambia | 54.1% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49.2% | 2021 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 47.7% | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 44.8% | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 9 | Côte d'Ivoire | 44.0% | 2021 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 42.7% | 2022 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 11 | Congo | 41.9% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 39.1% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 13 | Pakistan | 34.7% | 2022 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 14 | Nepal | 32.7% | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 31.0% | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 30.4% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 30.3% | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 28.7% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 19 | Mauritania | 26.2% | 2021 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 25.0% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 22.9% | 2023 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 22 | Jordan | 21.7% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 23 | Uganda | 20.9% | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 24 | Senegal | 20.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 19.0% | 2022 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 26 | Guinea | 14.3% | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 27 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 14.3% | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 28 | Armenia | 13.9% | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 29 | Haiti | 13.8% | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 30 | Nigeria | 10.6% | 2022 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 0.9% | 2022 | down 79.8% | falling |