Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 3.86 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3.86 for total healthcare expenditure gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Nigeria peaked at 5.05 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.49, in 2002.
That places Nigeria 159th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2 | — |
| 2001 | 3.19 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.49 | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 5.05 | +102.9% |
| 2004 | 4.63 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 4.47 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.26 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 3.91 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 3.58 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 3.32 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.36 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.42 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.35 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.58 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 3.65 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.75 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.09 | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 2.99 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.38 | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 4.08 | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 4.04 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.86 | -4.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3.86 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.42, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +102.9% | 2.49 | 5.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.85 | 2.49 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 | 2.99 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 | 3.38 | 4.08 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare expenditure gdp in Nigeria?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Nigeria was 3.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 in 2003.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 in 2002.
- How does Nigeria rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 159th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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