Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Niger

Niger: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 4.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
4.0%
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
155th
of 195 countries
All-time high
6.2%
in 2020
All-time low
4.0%
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Niger, 2000–2023

02462000201120232000: 4.7 %2001: 4.7 %2002: 4.8 %2003: 4.7 %2004: 5 %2005: 5.9 %2006: 6 %2007: 5.4 %2008: 5.2 %2009: 5.3 %2010: 5 %2011: 4.9 %2012: 4.3 %2013: 4.5 %2014: 4.5 %2015: 5.3 %2016: 4.5 %2017: 5.6 %2018: 5.3 %2019: 5.7 %2020: 6.2 %2021: 5.8 %2022: 4.3 %2023: 4 %

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Niger stood at 4.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Niger peaked at 6.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2023.

That places Niger 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.2% 4.7% 6.0% 10
2010s 4.9% 4.3% 5.7% 10
2020s 5.1% 4.0% 6.2% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Niger?
Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Niger was 4.0% 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
How does Niger rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
Niger ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Niger 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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About this data

Indicator
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,588 data points, 2000–2023
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).