Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Namibia
Namibia: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 58.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 58.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Namibia peaked at 68.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2009.
That places Namibia 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.9% | — |
| 2001 | 54.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.6% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.6% | 43.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 46.0% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 58.5% | 68.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 88 Bahrain 59.3% compare
- 89 Antigua and Barbuda 59.0% compare
- 90 Cape Verde 58.6% compare
- 92 Singapore 58.5% compare
- 93 North Macedonia 57.6% compare
- 94 Nicaragua 57.4% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0637 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0632 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Namibia?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Namibia was 58.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2009.
- How does Namibia rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Namibia ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.