Public healthcare spending share gdp in Nigeria
Nigeria: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.6009 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.6009
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
183rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2004
All-time low
0.4459
in 2014
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.6009 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Nigeria peaked at 1.2 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4459, in 2014.
That places Nigeria 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5856 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8577 | +46.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5313 | -38.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9298 | +75.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 1.14 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9019 | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7786 | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6606 | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.57 | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4485 | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4794 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5444 | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4893 | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4459 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5891 | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 0.475 | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5327 | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4975 | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4698 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.506 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.541 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6195 | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6009 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8159 | 0.5313 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4971 | 0.4459 | 0.5891 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5669 | 0.506 | 0.6195 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1997 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Nigeria?
- Public healthcare spending share gdp in Nigeria was 0.6009 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2004.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4459 in 2014.
- How does Nigeria rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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