Niger — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Niger, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Niger was 4.05% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.17% in 2020. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.61% per year.
Niger ranks 152 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 80%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Niger sits below it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 34% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved down 9%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 29 of 46 economies; Mali (3.81%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 25% in 2022. That is 20% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 99th of 184 in 2000 → 118th of 188 in 2010 → 104th of 189 in 2020 → 151st of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 4.35% | -1.5 pp |
| 2021 | 5.81% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 6.17% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 5.67% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 5.58% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 4.53% | -0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 5.35% | +0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 4.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.31% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 4.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.96% | -0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 5.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 5.43% | -0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 5.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 5.88% | +0.9 pp |
| 2004 | 4.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 4.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 4.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 4.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 4.66% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Niger’s Health spending in 2001?
4.73% (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 Niger’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -13.1% in total — about 0.6% 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: 4.05%; 2022: 4.35%; 2021: 5.81%; 2020: 6.17%; 2019: 5.67%. 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.