The report examines the scale and budgetary priority of government health expenditure in Central African Republic.
Government health expenditure per capita in Central African Republic reached $8 in current US dollars and $20 in current international dollars in 2023. Domestic general government sources financed 14.4% of current health expenditure. Total current health expenditure represented 10.7% of GDP, compared with 1.5% of GDP from domestic government sources. The estimated total value of domestic government health expenditure was $42.6 million.
Based on comparable data for 2023, Central African Republic ranked 124th of 193 economies by health expenditure as a share of total government expenditure.
Central African Republic Government Health Expenditure by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Domestic general government health expenditure, % of GDP (SH.XPD.GHED.GD.ZS); Domestic general government health expenditure, % of general government expenditure (SH.XPD.GHED.GE.ZS); Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, current US$ (SH.XPD.GHED.PC.CD); Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP, current international $ (SH.XPD.GHED.PP.CD); Domestic general government health expenditure, % of current health expenditure (SH.XPD.GHED.CH.ZS); Current health expenditure, % of GDP (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS); Population, total (population).
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About the Indicators
Domestic general government health expenditure, % of GDP. Government spending on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.
Domestic general government health expenditure, % of general government expenditure. Government health spending expressed as a share of total government spending — a measure of health’s budgetary priority.
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, current US$. Government health expenditure divided by population, in current U.S. dollars.
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP, current international $. Government health expenditure per capita, converted using purchasing power parity rates.
Domestic general government health expenditure, % of current health expenditure. The share of current health expenditure financed by domestic government sources (general and social health insurance).
Current health expenditure, % of GDP. Total spending on health, excluding capital investment, expressed as a share of GDP.