Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Benin
Benin: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 14.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Benin recorded 14.7% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Benin peaked at 38.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2021.
That places Benin 178th 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.3% | — |
| 2001 | 36.3% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 11.4% | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +48.6% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 28.0% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 15.2% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 11.4% | 17.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 175 Syrian Arab Republic 14.9% compare
- 176 Burundi 14.7% compare
- 177 Cameroon 14.7% compare
- 179 Bangladesh 14.5% compare
- 180 Central African Republic 14.4% compare
- 181 Nigeria 14.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Benin?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Benin was 14.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Benin ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.