Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Sudan
Sudan: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Sudan, 2000–2023
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 Sudan stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 24.8% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Sudan peaked at 7.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2023.
That places Sudan 184th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 548,223 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 888,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 557,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 562,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 577,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 588,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 534,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 572,651 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Sudan?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Sudan was 2.9% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Sudan ranks 184th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sudan 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).