Eswatini — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Eswatini, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Eswatini was 7.50% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.86% in 2008. The lowest was 4.61% in 2000 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.14% per year.
Eswatini ranks 74 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 39%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Eswatini sits above it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 15% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 1%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 10 of 46 economies; Comoros (6.55%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 15% in 2020. That is 2% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 33 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 101st of 184 in 2000 → 40th of 188 in 2010 → 86th of 189 in 2020 → 70th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 7.24% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 7.41% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 7.32% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 6.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 6.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 7.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 7.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 7.46% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 7.82% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 8.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 8.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 8.63% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 8.86% | +0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 7.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 7.83% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 7.38% | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 6.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 6.38% | +0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 5.52% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 5.14% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 4.61% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Eswatini’s Health spending in 2001?
5.14% (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 Eswatini’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +62.7% in total — about 2.1% 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: 7.5%; 2022: 7.24%; 2021: 7.41%; 2020: 7.1%; 2019: 8.4%. 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.