Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Domestic general government health expenditure was 11.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2015–2019
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 11.3%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over five years.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.9% | — |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +1.5% |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 11.3% in 2019, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 27 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.