Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in South Sudan
South Sudan: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in South Sudan, 2017–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.5% for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 73.2% over ten years.
That places South Sudan 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | — |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -32.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 4 |
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More health data for South Sudan
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 4.63 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 138,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 141,133 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in South Sudan?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in South Sudan was 0.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does South Sudan rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- South Sudan ranks 187th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.