South Africa - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in South Africa was 9.11 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 9.11 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.46 in 2002.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 8.16
2001 7.94
2002 7.46
2003 7.92
2004 7.76
2005 7.69
2006 7.69
2007 7.68
2008 7.88
2009 8.52
2010 8.67
2011 8.74
2012 8.77
2013 8.86
2014 8.55
2015 8.79
2016 8.82
2017 8.72
2018 8.86
2019 9.11

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in South Africa was 546.69 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 699.97 in 2011 and 186.78 in 2002.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 247.59
2001 211.69
2002 186.78
2003 296.92
2004 375.31
2005 414.00
2006 430.92
2007 468.23
2008 453.96
2009 499.72
2010 635.09
2011 699.97
2012 658.12
2013 604.77
2014 549.70
2015 503.76
2016 465.09
2017 534.39
2018 564.50
2019 546.69

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in South Africa was 1,187.33 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,187.33 in 2019 and 620.36 in 2002.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 629.90
2001 634.31
2002 620.36
2003 681.41
2004 709.00
2005 752.90
2006 809.10
2007 862.92
2008 918.94
2009 972.50
2010 1,015.79
2011 1,064.05
2012 1,057.82
2013 1,102.60
2014 1,070.67
2015 1,103.37
2016 1,110.76
2017 1,107.89
2018 1,145.87
2019 1,187.33

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems