Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Benin
Benin: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 3.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Benin, 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 Benin is 3.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Benin peaked at 3.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2008.
Benin ranks 174th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 4 |
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More health data for Benin
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 203,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 208,374 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 200,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 191,594 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Benin?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Benin was 3.3% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Benin ranks 174th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin 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).