Public healthcare spending share gdp in Benin
Benin: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.4895 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4895
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
189th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2001
All-time low
0.3337
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.4895 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Benin peaked at 1.2 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3337, in 2021.
Benin ranks 189th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 | — |
| 2001 | 1.2 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9371 | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 1.15 | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9548 | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7425 | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8678 | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7523 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6515 | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7469 | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7646 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5753 | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5908 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7139 | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7064 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6667 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4563 | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5112 | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3337 | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5072 | +52.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4895 | -3.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.4895 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86, 26% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.4895 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 | 0.7425 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6625 | 0.4563 | 0.7646 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4604 | 0.3337 | 0.5112 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Benin?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Benin was 0.4895 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2001.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3337 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Benin ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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