Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 9.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Namibia peaked at 11.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2014.
That places Namibia 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 | 10.7% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 29,210 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 43,578 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 27,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 28,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 30,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 31,695 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 31,119 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 29,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Namibia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Namibia was 9.5% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2014.
- How does Namibia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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).