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Out-of-Pocket Health Spending by African country
Nigeria has the highest reported out-of-pocket share of health spending among the 54 countries shown, at 70.9% (2023).
Out-of-pocket expenditure as a share of current health expenditure (WHO). 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
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Cameroon
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| # | Country | Out-of-Pocket Health Spending | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 70.9% | |
| 2 | Cameroon | 67.7% | |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 66% | |
| 4 | Togo | 64.3% | |
| 5 | Liberia | 63.2% | |
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.6% | |
| 7 | Sudan | 57.4% | |
| 8 | Egypt | 57.2% | |
| 9 | Comoros | 56.6% | |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 54.5% | |
| 11 | Guinea | 54.4% | |
| 12 | Chad | 51.7% | |
| 13 | Niger | 51.5% | |
| 14 | Eritrea | 48.4% | |
| 15 | Mali | 47.2% | |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 46.3% | |
| 17 | Mauritius | 45.2% | |
| 18 | Central African Republic | 45% | |
| 19 | Algeria | 45% | |
| 20 | Senegal | 44.3% | |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 43.8% | |
| 22 | Mauritania | 43.8% | |
| 23 | Benin | 42.4% | |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38% | |
| 25 | Tunisia | 37.9% | |
| 26 | Morocco | 37.3% | |
| 27 | Gambia | 33.8% | |
| 28 | Angola | 32.5% | |
| 29 | Uganda | 32.2% | |
| 30 | Cote d'Ivoire | 32% | |
| 31 | Somalia | 30.8% | |
| 32 | Djibouti | 28.8% | |
| 33 | Republic of the Congo | 28% | |
| 34 | Seychelles | 28% | |
| 35 | Tanzania | 27.9% | |
| 36 | Madagascar | 27.4% | |
| 37 | South Sudan | 27.1% | |
| 38 | Ghana | 26.7% | |
| 39 | Cabo Verde | 25.7% | |
| 40 | Burundi | 24.5% | |
| 41 | Kenya | 24.2% | |
| 42 | Libya | 19.2% | |
| 43 | Gabon | 17.3% | |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.7% | |
| 45 | Lesotho | 13.2% | |
| 46 | Malawi | 12% | |
| 47 | Eswatini | 11% | |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 10.6% | |
| 49 | Mozambique | 10.4% | |
| 50 | Zambia | 10.3% | |
| 51 | Namibia | 7.5% | |
| 52 | South Africa | 6.7% | |
| 53 | Botswana | 4.3% | |
| 54 | Rwanda | 4.1% |
Togo
Liberia
Guinea-Bissau
Sudan
Egypt
Comoros
Sierra Leone
Guinea
Chad
Niger
Eritrea
Mali
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Central African Republic
Algeria
Senegal
Burkina Faso
Mauritania
Benin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tunisia
Morocco
Gambia
Angola
Uganda
Cote d'Ivoire
Somalia
Djibouti
Republic of the Congo
Seychelles
Tanzania
Madagascar
South Sudan
Ghana
Cabo Verde
Burundi
Kenya
Libya
Gabon
Sao Tome and Principe
Lesotho
Malawi
Eswatini
Zimbabwe
Mozambique
Zambia
Namibia
South Africa
Botswana
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The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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