Niger Health Spending
Current health expenditure as % of GDP SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
Niger's health spending was 3.19% in 2025, ranked 168th globally. This represents a 21.3% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 2000–2025.
Overview
Niger's health spending stood at 3.19% in 2025, a decline of +0.86% from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 3.19% by 2025. Niger ranked 168th globally.
Niger’s health expenditure has fallen sharply over the past quarter‑century, sliding from 4.66 percent of GDP in 2000 to a historic low of 3.19 percent in 2025, the figure that also marks the all‑time trough after peaking at 6.17 percent in 2020. This decline places Niger at rank 168 globally in 2025, sharing the same percentage as Eritrea and Equatorial Guinea and closely matching Algeria’s 3.16 percent. The rapid contraction since the 2020 peak suggests that fiscal pressures, demographic growth and limited fiscal space have constrained public health financing, even as regional peers maintain slightly higher spending levels. Although the downward trajectory has persisted for 25 years, modest improvements in revenue mobilization or reallocation of budgetary priorities could stabilize the share of GDP devoted to health, potentially averting further erosion of the current trend.
Data & projection
| Year | Health Spending | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 2.68% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 3.19% | - | - |
| 2025 | 3.19% | −0.86% | #168 |
| 2023 | 4.05% | −0.30% | #38 |
| 2022 | 4.35% | −1.46% | #50 |
| 2021 | 5.81% | −0.36% | #76 |
| 2020 | 6.17% | +0.50% | #87 |
| 2019 | 5.67% | +0.36% | #89 |
| 2018 | 5.30% | −0.27% | #83 |
| 2017 | 5.58% | +1.04% | #83 |
| 2016 | 4.53% | −0.82% | #51 |
| 2015 | 5.35% | +0.89% | #81 |
| 2014 | 4.45% | −0.01% | #54 |
| 2013 | 4.47% | +0.16% | #55 |
| 2012 | 4.31% | −0.57% | #53 |
| 2011 | 4.87% | −0.09% | #72 |
| 2010 | 4.96% | −0.38% | #71 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Niger matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2008. Historically, 72% of countries showing this pattern (278 out of 386) saw health spending improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Niger's health spending was 3.19% in 2025. Ranked 168th globally. This represents a 21.3% decrease from the previous year.
Niger's health spending peaked at 6.17% in 2020.
The lowest health spending in Niger was 3.19% in 2025.
Niger ranks 168th globally in health spending as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Data sourced from World Bank.
Niger's health spending is projected to reach 3.19% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The health spending of Niger in 2025 was 3.19%. This ranks 168th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_niger_health-spending,
title = {Niger Health Spending},
url = {https://historysaid.com/niger/health-spending/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}