West Africa
How much public spending went to health in West Africa?
Ghana spent 10.05% of general government expenditure on health from domestic public resources in 2023. Côte d’Ivoire recorded 6.58%, Nigeria 4.31%, Senegal 3.58% and Benin 2.55%. The share measures how health spending fits within each country’s public finances.
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2023
Shared scale · 0% to 10.05%
2015
Shared scale · 0% to 10.05%
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Ghana was above 10% in 2023
Ghana reached 10.05% in 2023, up from 8.56% in 2015. It had already reached 11.92% in 2010. The 2023 result was the highest of the five countries in the table but below an earlier national reading. Source 1
Côte d’Ivoire and Benin moved in different directions
Côte d’Ivoire increased from 4.87% in 2015 to 6.58% in 2023. Benin declined from 3.26% to 2.55%. The gap between the two countries was about 4 percentage points in 2023. Source 1
Senegal’s share rose in 2020 and later declined
Senegal moved from 3.50% in 2019 to 5.85% in 2020 and 3.58% in 2023. Nigeria’s ratio rose from 3.76% in 2019 to 4.31% in 2023, below its 2015 reading of 5.33%. The full series shows changes a two-date comparison can hide. Source 1
A larger share is not necessarily more spending per person
The denominator is all general government expenditure. A country’s share can rise because health spending grows or because other government expenditure falls. This measure tracks spending from domestic public sources, rather than household payments or all spending on health. Source 3 Source 2