Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 4.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sierra Leone is 4.72, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sierra Leone peaked at 15.12 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.72, in 2023.
That places Sierra Leone 132nd out of 195 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.
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.29 | — |
| 2001 | 5.22 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 5.55 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 5.06 | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 5.24 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 5.23 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.32 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.27 | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 5.64 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 6.61 | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 5.93 | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 8.46 | +42.7% |
| 2014 | 15.12 | +78.7% |
| 2015 | 12.38 | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 10.05 | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 6.01 | -40.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3 | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 5.71 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 5.66 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.07 | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 4.8 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 4.72 | -1.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 4.72 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.86, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 4.72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.42, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +78.7% | 8.46 | 15.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.41 | 5.06 | 6.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.12 | 5.3 | 15.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.06 | 4.72 | 5.66 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % 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 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sierra Leone?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Sierra Leone was 4.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 15.12 in 2014.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- Sierra Leone ranks 132nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure gdp rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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