Health expenditure (current US$) by country
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
Countries reporting
51
Highest
34.78 billion current US$
South Africa
Lowest
19.19 million current US$
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
668.64 million current US$
Years covered
17
1995–2011
Data points
967
What the numbers show
Health expenditure (current US$) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 34.78 billion current US$ in South Africa; the lowest is 19.19 million current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 668.64 million current US$, and the mean is 2.21 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,813.
Health expenditure: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 34.78 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 242.0% | rising |
| 2 | Nigeria | 12.98 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 418.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Egypt | 11.19 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 98.2% | rising |
| 4 | Algeria | 7.41 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 249.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Morocco | 6.04 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 261.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Sudan | 5.37 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,062.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Angola | 3.65 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 1,550.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Tunisia | 2.86 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 144.9% | rising |
| 9 | Libya | 1.95 billion current US$ | 2009 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 10 | Ghana | 1.87 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 529.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Tanzania | 1.74 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 373.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.63 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 291.5% | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 1.59 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 275.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Kenya | 1.51 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 151.3% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 1.41 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 269.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.34 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 566.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 1.32 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 191.7% | rising |
| 18 | Zambia | 1.18 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 443.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Botswana | 877.10 million current US$ | 2011 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 855.07 million current US$ | 2011 | up 287.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Mozambique | 840.38 million current US$ | 2011 | up 265.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 782.22 million current US$ | 2011 | up 2,159.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Mali | 737.21 million current US$ | 2011 | up 338.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Rwanda | 686.13 million current US$ | 2011 | up 838.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 676.81 million current US$ | 2011 | up 387.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Namibia | 668.64 million current US$ | 2011 | up 205.2% | rising |
| 27 | Mauritius | 663.21 million current US$ | 2011 | up 284.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 560.19 million current US$ | 2011 | up 204.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 549.72 million current US$ | 2011 | up 308.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Malawi | 471.26 million current US$ | 2011 | up 441.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Chad | 452.59 million current US$ | 2011 | up 339.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Madagascar | 403.08 million current US$ | 2011 | up 132.3% | rising |
| 33 | Congo | 353.82 million current US$ | 2011 | up 419.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 333.10 million current US$ | 2011 | up 184.4% | rising |
| 35 | Eswatini | 327.66 million current US$ | 2011 | up 371.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 319.82 million current US$ | 2011 | up 312.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Lesotho | 309.56 million current US$ | 2011 | up 465.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea | 303.12 million current US$ | 2011 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 39 | Liberia | 301.08 million current US$ | 2011 | up 812.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 290.00 million current US$ | 2011 | up 322.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Mauritania | 227.27 million current US$ | 2011 | up 267.0% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 203.01 million current US$ | 2011 | up 272.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 90.50 million current US$ | 2011 | up 209.8% | rising |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 83.12 million current US$ | 2011 | up 131.8% | rising |
| 46 | Eritrea | 66.66 million current US$ | 2011 | up 147.2% | rising |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 60.78 million current US$ | 2011 | up 506.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 45.72 million current US$ | 2001 | up 361.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Seychelles | 40.08 million current US$ | 2011 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 50 | Gambia | 39.43 million current US$ | 2011 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 51 | Comoros | 32.09 million current US$ | 2011 | up 394.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.19 million current US$ | 2011 | up 158.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 116.37 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 83.94 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 83.16 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 49.07 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 36.06 billion current US$
- North Africa 31.28 billion current US$
About this data
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).