Angola — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Angola, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Angola was 2.55% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 3.96% in 2001. The lowest was 1.69% in 2000 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.81% per year.
Angola ranks 182 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Angola sits below it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 36% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 5%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 46 of 46 economies; Ethiopia (2.80%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 135% in 2001. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2001. Doubling roughly every 39 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 180th of 184 in 2000 → 181st of 188 in 2010 → 184th of 189 in 2020 → 181st of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.82% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 2.16% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 2.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 2.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 2.36% | -0.9 pp |
| 2009 | 3.31% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 2.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 2.66% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 2.55% | -0.9 pp |
| 2004 | 3.46% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 3.11% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.94% | -1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 3.96% | +2.3 pp |
| 2000 | 1.69% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Angola’s Health spending in 2001?
3.96% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Angola’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +51.1% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 2.55%; 2022: 2.6%; 2021: 2.74%; 2020: 2.82%; 2019: 2.2%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.