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Health Spending per Capita by African country
Seychelles has the highest current health expenditure per person of any African country, at $766 — 1.2× Mauritius's $616.
Current health expenditure per person, in current US dollars. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.
Seychelles
Mauritius
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| # | Country | Health Spending per Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | $766 | |
| 2 | Mauritius | $616 | |
| 3 | South Africa | $537 | |
| 4 | Botswana | $490 | |
| 5 | Libya | $470 | |
| 6 | Namibia | $397 | |
| 7 | Tunisia | $318 | |
| 8 | Eswatini | $296 | |
| 9 | Cabo Verde | $290 | |
| 10 | Gabon | $253 | |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | $234 | |
| 12 | Algeria | $233 | |
| 13 | Morocco | $232 | |
| 14 | Sao Tome and Principe | $171 | |
| 15 | Egypt | $141 | |
| 16 | Lesotho | $123 | |
| 17 | Liberia | $104 | |
| 18 | Comoros | $102 | |
| 19 | Mauritania | $92 | |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | $88 | |
| 21 | Kenya | $85 | |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | $82 | |
| 23 | Zambia | $80 | |
| 24 | Cameroon | $79 | |
| 25 | Djibouti | $78 | |
| 26 | Angola | $76 | |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo | $76 | |
| 28 | Senegal | $73 | |
| 29 | South Sudan | $73 | |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | $72 | |
| 31 | Ghana | $70 | |
| 32 | Nigeria | $67 | |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | $63 | |
| 34 | Togo | $60 | |
| 35 | Guinea | $59 | |
| 36 | Central African Republic | $54 | |
| 37 | Mozambique | $53 | |
| 38 | Rwanda | $53 | |
| 39 | Chad | $47 | |
| 40 | Benin | $47 | |
| 41 | Uganda | $45 | |
| 42 | Malawi | $41 | |
| 43 | Tanzania | $36 | |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | $36 | |
| 45 | Ethiopia | $35 | |
| 46 | Mali | $34 | |
| 47 | Eritrea | $28 | |
| 48 | Burundi | $28 | |
| 49 | Niger | $26 | |
| 50 | Gambia | $26 | |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $23 | |
| 52 | Somalia | $22 | |
| 53 | Sudan | $21 | |
| 54 | Madagascar | $17 |
Botswana
Libya
Namibia
Tunisia
Eswatini
Cabo Verde
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Morocco
Sao Tome and Principe
Egypt
Lesotho
Liberia
Comoros
Mauritania
Cote d'Ivoire
Kenya
Guinea-Bissau
Zambia
Cameroon
Djibouti
Angola
Republic of the Congo
Senegal
South Sudan
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Togo
Guinea
Central African Republic
Mozambique
Rwanda
Chad
Benin
Uganda
Malawi
Tanzania
Sierra Leone
Ethiopia
Mali
Eritrea
Burundi
Niger
Gambia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Somalia
Sudan
MadagascarGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Health Spending per Capita figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=health_expenditure_per_capita_usd&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest current health expenditure per person?
Seychelles has the highest current health expenditure per person in Africa at $766 (2023), followed by Mauritius and South Africa.
Which African country has the lowest current health expenditure per person?
Madagascar has the lowest current health expenditure per person of the 54 African countries with data, at $17 (2023).
How many African countries report Health Spending per Capita data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Health Spending per Capita figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=health_expenditure_per_capita_usd&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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