South Africa - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in South Africa was 58.76 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 58.76 in 2019, while its lowest value was 33.73 in 2001.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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

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Year Value
2000 36.59
2001 33.73
2002 34.53
2003 39.64
2004 39.37
2005 40.00
2006 46.97
2007 47.79
2008 47.35
2009 49.74
2010 51.33
2011 51.87
2012 51.73
2013 51.15
2014 55.56
2015 57.08
2016 56.60
2017 57.12
2018 57.30
2019 58.76

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in South Africa was 5.35 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 5.35 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2.58 in 2002.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

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

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Year Value
2000 2.99
2001 2.68
2002 2.58
2003 3.14
2004 3.06
2005 3.08
2006 3.61
2007 3.67
2008 3.73
2009 4.24
2010 4.45
2011 4.53
2012 4.54
2013 4.53
2014 4.75
2015 5.02
2016 4.99
2017 4.98
2018 5.08
2019 5.35

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in South Africa was 15.29 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.29 in 2019, while its lowest value was 10.38 in 2002.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

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

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Year Value
2000 11.86
2001 10.62
2002 10.38
2003 12.34
2004 12.03
2005 10.92
2006 13.10
2007 13.51
2008 13.01
2009 13.37
2010 14.14
2011 14.68
2012 14.47
2013 14.34
2014 14.92
2015 15.24
2016 15.29
2017 15.29
2018 15.29
2019 15.29

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in South Africa was 321.23 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 363.05 in 2011 and 64.49 in 2002.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 90.60
2001 71.41
2002 64.49
2003 117.69
2004 147.75
2005 165.61
2006 202.41
2007 223.78
2008 214.97
2009 248.56
2010 325.98
2011 363.05
2012 340.43
2013 309.36
2014 305.43
2015 287.54
2016 263.25
2017 305.23
2018 323.44
2019 321.23

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in South Africa was 697.67 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 697.67 in 2019 and 213.97 in 2001.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources 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 230.51
2001 213.97
2002 214.20
2003 270.08
2004 279.12
2005 301.18
2006 380.06
2007 412.41
2008 435.14
2009 483.71
2010 521.39
2011 551.89
2012 547.18
2013 564.02
2014 594.90
2015 629.79
2016 628.71
2017 632.80
2018 656.54
2019 697.67

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems