Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eswatini
Eswatini: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 42.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eswatini, 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
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eswatini is 42.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eswatini peaked at 52.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2014.
That places Eswatini 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.3% | — |
| 2001 | 46.4% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 43.9% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 43.9% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 37.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 42.7% | 49.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eswatini?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eswatini was 42.7% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2014.
- How does Eswatini rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Eswatini ranks 131st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.