Health spending as a share of total government spending in Angola
Angola: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 5.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Angola, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Angola stood at 5.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Angola peaked at 8.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2000.
Angola ranks 157th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +117.9% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -29.8% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +32.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +42.3% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +32.7% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 8.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 154 Niger 6.2% compare
- 155 Tajikistan 6.1% compare
- 156 Mauritania 5.9% compare
- 158 Equatorial Guinea 5.9% compare
- 159 Ethiopia 5.7% compare
- 160 Vanuatu 5.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Angola?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Angola was 5.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Angola ranks 157th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.