Domestic general government health expenditure in Niger
Niger: Domestic general government health expenditure was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government 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, domestic general government health expenditure in Niger stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.7% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Niger peaked at 2.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2023.
Niger ranks 166th of 193 countries 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +62.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -27.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +71.2% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -36.7% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 1.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 1.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 163 Congo 1.1% compare
- 164 Djibouti 1.1% compare
- 165 Madagascar 1.0% compare
- 167 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% compare
- 168 Zimbabwe 0.9% compare
- 169 Turkmenistan 0.9% compare
More health data for Niger
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Niger?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Niger was 1.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Niger ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.