Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Sudan
Sudan: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 20.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Sudan, 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 Sudan is 20.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Sudan peaked at 41.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2015.
That places Sudan 170th 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.8% | — |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 34.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -37.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +52.8% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -43.8% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +59.9% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | +51.5% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 31.9% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 14.2% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 20.7% | 34.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 167 Ethiopia 21.9% compare
- 168 Guinea 21.8% compare
- 169 Uganda 21.8% compare
- 171 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18.7% compare
- 172 Turkmenistan 17.1% compare
- 173 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
More health data for Sudan
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Sudan?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Sudan was 20.7% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2015.
- How does Sudan rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Sudan ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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 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.