External health expenditure per capita (current US$) - Country Ranking - Africa

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

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 Eswatini 68.97 2019
2 Lesotho 52.52 2019
3 São Tomé and Principe 36.31 2019
4 Zimbabwe 30.45 2019
5 Zambia 30.30 2019
6 Botswana 29.61 2019
7 Mozambique 24.75 2019
8 Namibia 19.88 2019
9 Rwanda 17.37 2019
10 Guinea-Bissau 15.85 2019
11 Kenya 15.44 2019
12 Tanzania 14.58 2019
13 Sierra Leone 13.84 2019
14 Uganda 13.62 2019
15 The Gambia 13.46 2019
16 Malawi 13.24 2019
17 Liberia 12.98 2019
18 Djibouti 12.83 2019
19 Comoros 12.71 2019
20 Cabo Verde 12.17 2019
21 Mali 11.47 2019
22 Côte d'Ivoire 11.44 2019
23 Senegal 10.60 2019
24 Central African Republic 10.46 2019
25 Eritrea 9.90 2019
26 Ethiopia 9.12 2019
27 Nigeria 9.11 2019
28 Ghana 8.49 2019
29 Dem. Rep. Congo 7.99 2019
30 Cameroon 7.67 2019
31 Benin 7.09 2019
32 Mauritania 6.87 2019
33 Burkina Faso 6.69 2019
34 Chad 6.10 2019
35 South Africa 6.03 2019
36 Madagascar 5.60 2019
37 Burundi 5.28 2019
38 Niger 4.79 2019
39 Togo 4.66 2019
40 Guinea 4.65 2019
41 Congo 4.05 2019
42 Sudan 3.08 2019
43 Equatorial Guinea 2.33 2019
44 Angola 2.26 2019
45 Mauritius 2.01 2019
46 Egypt 1.59 2019
47 Morocco 1.25 2019
48 Gabon 1.22 2019
49 Tunisia 0.84 2019
50 Libya 0.12 2011
51 Algeria 0.11 2019
52 Seychelles 0.00 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