Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) - Country Ranking - Africa

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 South Africa 15.29 2019
2 Botswana 14.32 2019
3 Tunisia 12.58 2019
4 São Tomé and Principe 10.76 2019
5 Algeria 10.73 2019
6 Namibia 10.65 2019
7 Cabo Verde 10.39 2019
8 Mauritius 10.20 2019
9 Seychelles 10.18 2019
10 Eswatini 9.97 2019
11 Gabon 9.59 2019
12 Burkina Faso 9.58 2019
13 Tanzania 9.55 2019
14 Niger 9.38 2019
15 Rwanda 8.88 2019
16 Lesotho 8.76 2019
17 Zimbabwe 8.73 2019
18 Malawi 8.67 2019
19 Burundi 8.47 2019
20 Kenya 8.31 2019
21 Madagascar 7.95 2019
22 Morocco 7.12 2019
23 Zambia 7.05 2019
24 Mauritania 6.98 2019
25 Ghana 6.53 2019
26 Libya 6.42 2011
27 Guinea 6.15 2019
28 Sierra Leone 5.82 2019
29 Mali 5.67 2019
30 Sudan 5.56 2019
31 Mozambique 5.55 2019
32 Côte d'Ivoire 5.54 2019
33 Angola 5.43 2019
34 Togo 5.38 2019
35 Chad 5.23 2019
36 Central African Republic 4.84 2019
37 Ethiopia 4.79 2019
38 Egypt 4.66 2019
39 Dem. Rep. Congo 4.42 2019
40 The Gambia 4.42 2019
41 Djibouti 4.28 2019
42 Senegal 4.26 2019
43 Comoros 4.14 2019
44 Liberia 4.05 2019
45 Equatorial Guinea 3.85 2019
46 Nigeria 3.83 2019
47 Benin 3.71 2019
48 Congo 3.49 2019
49 Uganda 3.15 2019
50 Guinea-Bissau 2.75 2019
51 Eritrea 2.35 2019
52 Cameroon 0.63 2019

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Development Relevance: Strengthening health financing is one objective of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG target 3.c). The levels and trends of health expenditure data identify key issues such as weaknesses and strengths and areas that need investment, for instance additional health facilities, better health information systems, or better trained human resources. Health financing is also critical for reaching universal health coverage (UHC) defined as all people obtaining the quality health services they need without suffering financial hardship (SDG 3.8). The data on out-of-pocket spending is a key indicator with regard to financial protection and hence of progress towards UHC.

Original Source Notes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has revised health expenditure data using the new international classification for health expenditures in the revised System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011). WHO’s Global Health Expenditure Database in this new version i

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The health expenditure estimates have been prepared by the World Health Organization under the framework of the System of Health Accounts 2011 (SHA 2011). The Health SHA 2011 tracks all health spending in a given country over a defined period of time regardless of the entity or institution that financed and managed that spending. It generates consistent and comprehensive data on health spending in a country, which in turn can contribute to evidence-based policy-making.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual