Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Nigeria
Nigeria: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp was 260.14 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Nigeria stood at 260.14. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Nigeria peaked at 260.14 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.62, in 2002.
That places Nigeria 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.81 | — |
| 2001 | 79.56 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 70.62 | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 151.95 | +115.2% |
| 2004 | 150.1 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 155.68 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 154.65 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 152.49 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 157.12 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 167.29 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 149.82 | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 156.72 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 159.71 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 170.14 | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 175.86 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 185.88 | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 183.2 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 187.26 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 157.1 | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 160.09 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 180.99 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 223.86 | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 250.45 | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 260.14 | +3.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 260.14 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 274.47, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 260.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 207.24, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +115.2% | 70.62 | 151.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 131.43 | 70.62 | 167.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 168.58 | 149.82 | 187.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 228.86 | 180.99 | 260.14 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Nigeria?
- Healthcare expenditure vs gdp in Nigeria was 260.14 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 260.14 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.62 in 2002.
- How does Nigeria rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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