Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Domestic general government health expenditure was 39.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 39.9% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 42.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2002.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 31.5% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 35.3% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 39.9% | 42.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 39.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.