Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 11.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 11.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Namibia peaked at 15.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2015.
Namibia ranks 59th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +40.1% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.1% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 8.4% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 4 |
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More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0174 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0148 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Namibia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Namibia was 11.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2015.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Namibia ranks 59th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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