Domestic general government health expenditure in Nigeria
Nigeria: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.6% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Nigeria peaked at 1.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.
Nigeria ranks 183rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +46.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -38.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +75.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 Nigeria?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Nigeria was 0.6% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Nigeria ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.