Domestic general government health expenditure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Sierra Leone, 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 domestic general government health expenditure in Sierra Leone is 0.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2007.
That places Sierra Leone 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +38.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +74.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +58.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +38.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -9.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 85% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Sierra Leone was 0.8% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.