Domestic general government health expenditure in Namibia
Namibia: Domestic general government health expenditure was 15.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 15.0% for domestic general government health expenditure in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Namibia peaked at 20.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2014.
Namibia ranks 45th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -5.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 15.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 15.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.9%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 13.5% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.0% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.0% | 16.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Namibia?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Namibia was 15.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Namibia ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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 general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.