Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Domestic general government health expenditure was 11.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–2019
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2019, domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 11.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over five years.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2015.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th out of 27 groups with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.