Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Angola
Angola: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Angola, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Angola is 2.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Angola peaked at 4.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Angola 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Angola
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 542,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 519,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 515,702 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 533,717 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 529,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 547,463 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 575,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 590,414 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 569,340 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 500,351 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Angola?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Angola was 2.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Angola ranks 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).