Sub-Saharan Africa Healthcare Spending 2000-2024

Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa healthcare spending for 2021 was $84, a 13.11% increase from 2020.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa healthcare spending for 2020 was $75, a 4.89% decline from 2019.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa healthcare spending for 2019 was $78, a 0.99% decline from 2018.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa healthcare spending for 2018 was $79, a 0.6% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per Capita (US $)
North America $11,440
OECD members $5,653
Euro Area $4,787
European Union $4,215
World $1,266
East Asia & Pacific $876
Latin America & Caribbean $656
Sub-Saharan Africa $84
South Asia $70
Sub-Saharan Africa Healthcare Spending - Historical Data
Year Per Capita (US $) % of GDP
2021 $84 5.10%
2020 $75 4.94%
2019 $78 4.73%
2018 $79 4.77%
2017 $80 5.04%
2016 $78 5.04%
2015 $85 4.97%
2014 $93 4.75%
2013 $95 4.97%
2012 $93 4.99%
2011 $94 5.15%
2010 $87 5.21%
2009 $77 5.29%
2008 $77 4.89%
2007 $72 5.10%
2006 $65 5.20%
2005 $59 5.29%
2004 $52 5.48%
2003 $44 5.50%
2002 $30 4.59%
2001 $31 5.03%
2000 $33 4.99%