Sierra Leone - Health Spending 2019
5.71%
+0.41% from 2018
Sierra Leone's health spending was 5.71% in 2019, increased +0.41% from 5.30% in 2018. This was the 94th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bangladesh | 2.13% | -8.2% |
| 2nd | Angola | 2.20% | -4.1% |
| 3rd | Brunei Darussalam | 2.23% | -7.7% |
| 4th | Papua New Guinea | 2.33% | 1.1% |
| 5th | Congo, Republic of | 2.35% | 33.7% |
| 6th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 2.41% | -4.1% |
| 7th | Djibouti | 2.41% | -4.6% |
| 8th | Lao PDR | 2.60% | 15.9% |
| 9th | Gabon | 2.77% | 0.6% |
| 10th | Pakistan | 2.85% | 0.7% |
| 11th | Kazakhstan | 2.87% | -1.0% |
| 12th | Indonesia | 2.88% | 0.4% |
| 13th | India | 2.95% | 3.3% |
| 14th | Nigeria | 2.99% | -3.4% |
| 15th | Benin | 3.00% | -12.6% |
| 16th | Mauritania | 3.09% | 7.2% |
| 17th | Madagascar | 3.10% | -26.5% |
| 18th | Gambia, The | 3.15% | -1.2% |
| 19th | Qatar | 3.18% | 7.5% |
| 20th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.19% | 3.2% |
| 21st | Zimbabwe | 3.23% | -30.8% |
| 22nd | Ghana | 3.25% | 33.9% |
| 23rd | Equatorial Guinea | 3.28% | 12.2% |
| 24th | Bhutan | 3.38% | 10.0% |
| 25th | Chad | 3.38% | 2.9% |
| 26th | Vanuatu | 3.50% | 1.6% |
| 27th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 3.51% | 8.2% |
| 28th | Cameroon | 3.65% | 0.9% |
| 29th | Sri Lanka | 3.70% | 1.6% |
| 30th | Bahrain | 3.78% | -4.0% |
| 31st | Thailand | 3.79% | -2.1% |
| 32nd | Uganda | 3.79% | -5.7% |
| 33rd | Oman | 3.81% | 18.4% |
| 34th | Myanmar | 3.81% | -15.9% |
| 35th | Mali | 3.83% | 2.6% |
| 36th | Malaysia | 3.84% | 2.1% |
| 37th | Monaco | 3.88% | -4.1% |
| 38th | Haiti | 3.91% | -9.4% |
| 39th | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.97% | 0.8% |
| 40th | Tanzania | 4.02% | -7.0% |
| 41st | Guinea | 4.09% | 9.4% |
| 42nd | Philippines | 4.17% | 5.4% |
| 43rd | Azerbaijan | 4.18% | 9.0% |
| 44th | Iraq | 4.21% | 3.2% |
| 45th | Seychelles | 4.25% | -3.7% |
| 46th | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.25% | -15.1% |
| 47th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.26% | 0.2% |
| 48th | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.28% | -8.7% |
| 49th | Fiji | 4.28% | 4.3% |
| 50th | St. Lucia | 4.29% | 0.4% |
| 51st | Türkiye | 4.36% | 5.8% |
| 52nd | Dominican Republic | 4.37% | 3.6% |
| 53rd | Kenya | 4.37% | 6.6% |
| 54th | United Arab Emirates | 4.40% | 7.4% |
| 55th | Singapore | 4.41% | 8.2% |
| 56th | Solomon Islands | 4.44% | 14.8% |
| 57th | Nepal | 4.45% | -1.8% |
| 58th | Mongolia | 4.49% | -0.9% |
| 59th | Senegal | 4.50% | 1.4% |
| 60th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 4.60% | -3.1% |
| 61st | Sudan | 4.60% | 3.1% |
| 62nd | Eritrea | 4.65% | 9.4% |
| 63rd | Belize | 4.82% | 1.3% |
| 64th | Cabo Verde | 4.82% | 0.8% |
| 65th | Uzbekistan | 4.84% | 6.2% |
| 66th | Guyana | 4.90% | 0.0% |
| 67th | Rwanda | 4.91% | -9.9% |
| 68th | Grenada | 4.93% | 7.6% |
| 69th | Viet Nam | 4.97% | -1.0% |
| 70th | Timor-Leste | 4.99% | -22.0% |
| 71st | Morocco | 5.02% | 1.5% |
| 72nd | Cambodia | 5.06% | 12.5% |
| 73rd | Peru | 5.13% | 0.8% |
| 74th | Dominica | 5.17% | -16.4% |
| 75th | Comoros | 5.18% | 5.7% |
| 76th | Kuwait | 5.18% | 0.2% |
| 77th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.19% | 6.0% |
| 78th | China | 5.27% | 3.9% |
| 79th | Mexico | 5.30% | 1.2% |
| 80th | Burkina Faso | 5.35% | 8.2% |
| 81st | Algeria | 5.42% | -8.7% |
| 82nd | Luxembourg | 5.47% | 3.7% |
| 83rd | Saudi Arabia | 5.47% | 2.4% |
| 84th | São Tomé and Principe | 5.48% | -7.4% |
| 85th | Libya | 5.55% | 14.0% |
| 86th | Turkmenistan | 5.55% | 0.0% |
| 87th | Samoa | 5.65% | 18.3% |
| 88th | Russian Federation | 5.65% | 5.5% |
| 89th | Niger | 5.67% | 6.9% |
| 90th | Barbados | 5.67% | -2.7% |
| 91st | Mauritius | 5.70% | 1.6% |
| 92nd | Romania | 5.70% | 3.3% |
| 93rd | Bahamas, The | 5.70% | -2.3% |
| 94th | Sierra Leone | 5.71% | 7.7% |
| 95th | Tonga | 5.75% | -6.2% |
| 96th | Liechtenstein | 5.78% | 4.3% |
| 97th | Belarus | 5.86% | 6.0% |
| 98th | Togo | 5.91% | -4.0% |
| 99th | Tunisia | 6.02% | 1.5% |
| 100th | Botswana | 6.12% | 1.4% |
| 101st | Guatemala | 6.17% | 1.1% |
| 102nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.23% | -6.0% |
| 103rd | Hungary | 6.25% | -4.7% |
| 104th | Malawi | 6.37% | -7.4% |
| 105th | Poland | 6.39% | 2.2% |
| 106th | Moldova | 6.50% | -3.1% |
| 107th | Ireland | 6.62% | -1.9% |
| 108th | Estonia | 6.65% | 1.3% |
| 109th | Zambia | 6.75% | 41.6% |
| 110th | Albania | 6.78% | 2.9% |
| 111th | Croatia | 6.79% | 1.1% |
| 112th | Latvia | 6.86% | 7.1% |
| 113th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6.89% | 4.3% |
| 114th | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.91% | 3.9% |
| 115th | Slovak Republic | 6.91% | 4.1% |
| 116th | Lithuania | 6.94% | 7.4% |
| 117th | Tajikistan | 6.95% | -0.9% |
| 118th | Jamaica | 6.97% | 1.9% |
| 119th | Cyprus | 7.00% | 3.2% |
| 120th | North Macedonia | 7.07% | 9.4% |
| 121st | Jordan | 7.07% | 1.3% |
| 122nd | Ukraine | 7.09% | -5.7% |
| 123rd | Bulgaria | 7.12% | -3.0% |
| 124th | Guinea-Bissau | 7.15% | -1.9% |
| 125th | Paraguay | 7.16% | 6.2% |
| 126th | Israel | 7.21% | -0.4% |
| 127th | Costa Rica | 7.22% | -0.9% |
| 128th | Georgia | 7.31% | -5.7% |
| 129th | Andorra | 7.32% | -0.8% |
| 130th | Honduras | 7.34% | 1.6% |
| 131st | Czechia | 7.49% | 1.6% |
| 132nd | Maldives | 7.50% | 2.9% |
| 133rd | Korea | 7.69% | 7.7% |
| 134th | Central African Republic | 7.76% | -29.4% |
| 135th | Ecuador | 7.81% | -0.3% |
| 136th | Colombia | 7.83% | 1.5% |
| 137th | Mozambique | 7.90% | -1.0% |
| 138th | Greece | 8.12% | 0.6% |
| 139th | Panama | 8.14% | 7.0% |
| 140th | San Marino | 8.15% | -1.6% |
| 141st | South Africa | 8.25% | 2.0% |
| 142nd | Serbia | 8.29% | 1.3% |
| 143rd | Montenegro | 8.33% | -0.2% |
| 144th | Liberia | 8.38% | -19.7% |
| 145th | Suriname | 8.38% | 26.9% |
| 146th | Eswatini | 8.40% | 14.8% |
| 147th | Nicaragua | 8.50% | 0.0% |
| 148th | Slovenia | 8.57% | 2.6% |
| 149th | Italy | 8.62% | -0.5% |
| 150th | New Zealand | 8.62% | 0.6% |
| 151st | Iceland | 8.64% | 2.4% |
| 152nd | Lebanon | 8.69% | 7.6% |
| 153rd | El Salvador | 8.81% | 5.8% |
| 154th | Namibia | 8.86% | 2.7% |
| 155th | Malta | 8.89% | 9.6% |
| 156th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.93% | 1.9% |
| 157th | Burundi | 9.06% | 24.2% |
| 158th | South Sudan | 9.07% | -22.5% |
| 159th | West Bank and Gaza | 9.19% | -4.9% |
| 160th | Spain | 9.22% | 1.6% |
| 161st | Finland | 9.22% | 1.3% |
| 162nd | Uruguay | 9.24% | 3.8% |
| 163rd | Chile | 9.31% | 1.7% |
| 164th | Portugal | 9.51% | 0.9% |
| 165th | Brazil | 9.61% | 1.6% |
| 166th | European Union | 9.87% | 0.4% |
| 167th | Netherlands | 9.94% | 0.9% |
| 168th | United Kingdom | 9.98% | 1.9% |
| 169th | Argentina | 10.12% | -0.5% |
| 170th | Kiribati | 10.17% | -6.7% |
| 171st | Denmark | 10.18% | 0.4% |
| 172nd | Australia | 10.25% | 1.6% |
| 173rd | Norway | 10.44% | 4.8% |
| 174th | Austria | 10.63% | 1.0% |
| 175th | Belgium | 10.86% | -1.2% |
| 176th | Sweden | 10.93% | -1.4% |
| 177th | Japan | 10.97% | 2.1% |
| 178th | Yemen, Republic of | 10.97% | 20.7% |
| 179th | Canada | 11.05% | 1.2% |
| 180th | Cuba | 11.09% | 0.6% |
| 181st | France | 11.17% | -1.2% |
| 182nd | Armenia | 11.38% | 13.7% |
| 183rd | Switzerland | 11.43% | 2.0% |
| 184th | Germany | 11.43% | 2.2% |
| 185th | Nauru | 11.56% | 4.3% |
| 186th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 11.87% | -0.6% |
| 187th | Palau | 12.17% | 8.8% |
| 188th | Afghanistan | 14.83% | 4.4% |
| 189th | Marshall Islands | 14.99% | 3.6% |
| 190th | United States | 16.54% | 0.2% |
| 191st | Lesotho | 21.92% | 97.0% |
| 192nd | Tuvalu | 22.22% | 20.6% |
FAQ
What was Sierra Leone's health spending in 2019?▾
Sierra Leone's health spending in 2019 was 5.71%. This ranked 94th globally.
How did Sierra Leone's health spending change in 2019?▾
Sierra Leone's health spending increased by 7.7% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest health spending in 2019?▾
Tuvalu had the highest health spending in 2019 at 22.22%.
What is the health spending of Sierra Leone in 2019?▾
The health spending of Sierra Leone in 2019 was 5.71%. This ranked 94th globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Sierra Leone's health spending?▾
Sierra Leone's health spending went from 5.30% in 2018 to 5.71% in 2019, a 7.7% increase.
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