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Health · East Africa

South Sudan Health Spending (% of GDP)

11.6%as of 2023+76.6% vs 2022

Current health expenditure as a share of GDP. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved August 14, 2026.

Trend

20172023 · World Bank

History

most recent 7 periods
PeriodHealth Spending (% of GDP)
202311.6%
20226.6%
20216.3%
20209.4%
20199.1%
201811.7%
201722.1%

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=SS&metric_key=health_expenditure_pct_gdp" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Health Spending (% of GDP) across Africa

View country ranking ->
CountryHealth Spending (% of GDP)Period
Nigeria4.2%2023
Kenya4.4%2023
South Africa8.9%2023
Egypt4.9%2023
Ghana2.9%2023
Ethiopia2.8%2023

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