Domestic general government health expenditure in Sudan
Sudan: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Sudan, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.6% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Sudan peaked at 2.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.
Sudan ranks 184th 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +51.8% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -37.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -42.5% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +56.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -25.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -28.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 64% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % 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 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Sudan?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Sudan 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Sudan ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.