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Central African Republic — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Central African Republic, 2000–2023.
Latest value · 2023
10.66%
Health Spending (% of GDP) · % of GDP · +143.2% since 2000
Health spending for Central African Republic was 10.66% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 10.99% in 2018. The lowest was 3.57% in 2010 (about 3.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.94% per year.
Central African Republic ranks 21 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 11%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Central African Republic sits above it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 124%.
Key figures
Latest (2023)
10.66%
First (2000)
4.38%
Change
+143.2%
Highest
10.99%
in 2018
Lowest
3.57%
in 2010
Average
5.75%
Annual growth (CAGR)
3.94%
Years of data
24
Recent years
| Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.66% |
| 2022 | 9.95% |
| 2021 | 9.15% |
| 2020 | 8.98% |
| 2019 | 7.76% |
| 2018 | 10.99% |
| 2017 | 6.67% |
| 2016 | 5.44% |
| 2015 | 5.03% |
| 2014 | 4.57% |
| 2013 | 4.77% |
| 2012 | 3.92% |
Reading this correctly. Current health expenditure as a share of GDP. Covers both public and private spending on health goods and services. Figures are in % of GDP. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.