Health · Africa ranking
Health Spending (% of GDP) by African country
Liberia has the highest reported health expenditure as a share of GDP among the 54 countries shown, at 13% (2023).
Current health expenditure as a share of GDP. 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Liberia
Lesotho
South SudanBy region
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| # | Country | Health Spending (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberia | 13% | |
| 2 | Lesotho | 12.6% | |
| 3 | South Sudan | 11.6% | |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 10.7% | |
| 5 | Namibia | 9.5% | |
| 6 | Burundi | 9.1% | |
| 7 | South Africa | 8.9% | |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.8% | |
| 9 | Mozambique | 8.5% | |
| 10 | Tunisia | 8% | |
| 11 | Libya | 7.8% | |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 7.8% | |
| 13 | Eswatini | 7.5% | |
| 14 | Comoros | 6.6% | |
| 15 | Malawi | 6.5% | |
| 16 | Botswana | 6.3% | |
| 17 | Togo | 6.1% | |
| 18 | Morocco | 6.1% | |
| 19 | Zambia | 6% | |
| 20 | Cabo Verde | 5.8% | |
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.8% | |
| 22 | Mauritius | 5.6% | |
| 23 | Rwanda | 5.1% | |
| 24 | Chad | 5% | |
| 25 | Egypt | 4.9% | |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 4.7% | |
| 27 | Cameroon | 4.6% | |
| 28 | Seychelles | 4.5% | |
| 29 | Kenya | 4.4% | |
| 30 | Algeria | 4.4% | |
| 31 | Mauritania | 4.3% | |
| 32 | Senegal | 4.3% | |
| 33 | Uganda | 4.2% | |
| 34 | Nigeria | 4.2% | |
| 35 | Niger | 4% | |
| 36 | Mali | 3.8% | |
| 37 | Somalia | 3.7% | |
| 38 | Guinea | 3.7% | |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.7% | |
| 40 | Eritrea | 3.7% | |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.5% | |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.4% | |
| 43 | Madagascar | 3.4% | |
| 44 | Benin | 3.3% | |
| 45 | Republic of the Congo | 3.3% | |
| 46 | Gabon | 3.1% | |
| 47 | Tanzania | 3.1% | |
| 48 | Ghana | 2.9% | |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 2.9% | |
| 50 | Gambia | 2.9% | |
| 51 | Sudan | 2.9% | |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 2.8% | |
| 53 | Angola | 2.5% | |
| 54 | Djibouti | 2.3% |
Central African Republic
Namibia
Burundi
South Africa
Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique
Tunisia
Libya
Burkina Faso
Eswatini
Comoros
Malawi
Botswana
Togo
Morocco
Zambia
Cabo Verde
Sao Tome and Principe
Mauritius
Rwanda
Chad
Egypt
Sierra Leone
Cameroon
Seychelles
Kenya
Algeria
Mauritania
Senegal
Uganda
Nigeria
Niger
Mali
Somalia
Guinea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eritrea
Equatorial Guinea
Cote d'Ivoire
Madagascar
Benin
Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Tanzania
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Gambia
Sudan
Ethiopia
Angola
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