Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Niger
Niger: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 24.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Niger, 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 Niger is 24.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Niger peaked at 37.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2015.
That places Niger 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.3% | — |
| 2001 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +37.7% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -27.5% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +39.2% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 22.6% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 20.8% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 24.0% | 37.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Niger?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Niger was 24.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2015.
- How does Niger rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Niger ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.