Nigeria - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Nigeria was 3.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 5.05 in 2003, while its lowest value was 2.49 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 3.20
2001 3.19
2002 2.49
2003 5.05
2004 4.63
2005 4.47
2006 4.26
2007 3.91
2008 3.70
2009 3.58
2010 3.30
2011 3.32
2012 3.36
2013 3.42
2014 3.35
2015 3.58
2016 3.65
2017 3.75
2018 3.09
2019 3.03

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Nigeria was 71.47 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 107.91 in 2014 and 17.73 in 2000.

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 17.73
2001 18.60
2002 18.20
2003 39.44
2004 44.63
2005 54.56
2006 66.55
2007 70.07
2008 81.23
2009 69.01
2010 76.76
2011 84.46
2012 92.61
2013 102.55
2014 107.91
2015 97.80
2016 79.37
2017 73.89
2018 66.55
2019 71.47

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

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Nigeria was 162.31 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 194.81 in 2017 and 73.35 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 77.40
2001 82.43
2002 73.35
2003 157.99
2004 156.40
2005 162.47
2006 161.55
2007 159.49
2008 164.59
2009 175.71
2010 157.48
2011 164.97
2012 167.99
2013 178.74
2014 184.40
2015 194.37
2016 190.95
2017 194.81
2018 163.21
2019 162.31

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems