South Africa - Health Expenditure per Capita 2014
$539
−$54 from 2013
South Africa's health expenditure per capita was $539 in 2014, decreased +$54 from $594 in 2013. This was the 74th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2014▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liechtenstein | $10,097 | 1.4% |
| 2nd | Switzerland | $9,470 | 2.4% |
| 3rd | Norway | $9,116 | -1.4% |
| 4th | United States | $8,796 | 4.6% |
| 5th | Monaco | $8,692 | 2.7% |
| 6th | Sweden | $6,632 | -1.3% |
| 7th | Luxembourg | $6,547 | 3.0% |
| 8th | Denmark | $6,448 | 2.0% |
| 9th | Australia | $6,098 | 4.9% |
| 10th | Netherlands | $5,602 | 1.3% |
| 11th | Austria | $5,418 | 3.2% |
| 12th | Ireland | $5,310 | 0.3% |
| 13th | Germany | $5,287 | 4.1% |
| 14th | Canada | $5,210 | -4.6% |
| 15th | Belgium | $5,110 | 2.1% |
| 16th | France | $5,007 | 2.5% |
| 17th | Finland | $4,922 | 0.6% |
| 18th | United Kingdom | $4,733 | 9.1% |
| 19th | Iceland | $4,523 | 10.4% |
| 20th | Japan | $4,121 | -5.4% |
| 21st | San Marino | $4,120 | 0.2% |
| 22nd | New Zealand | $3,997 | 4.3% |
| 23rd | European Union | $3,550 | 2.5% |
| 24th | Italy | $3,190 | 1.6% |
| 25th | Andorra | $3,005 | 4.1% |
| 26th | Israel | $2,804 | 4.9% |
| 27th | Spain | $2,717 | 2.0% |
| 28th | Malta | $2,467 | 16.0% |
| 29th | Qatar | $2,252 | 11.0% |
| 30th | Singapore | $2,233 | 6.2% |
| 31st | Slovenia | $2,062 | 0.3% |
| 32nd | Portugal | $2,057 | 1.4% |
| 33rd | Korea | $1,923 | 10.6% |
| 34th | Cyprus | $1,869 | -2.8% |
| 35th | United Arab Emirates | $1,777 | -0.7% |
| 36th | Greece | $1,700 | -7.2% |
| 37th | Bahamas, The | $1,619 | 3.8% |
| 38th | Czechia | $1,513 | 0.3% |
| 39th | Uruguay | $1,496 | -1.4% |
| 40th | Palau | $1,481 | 5.9% |
| 41st | Saudi Arabia | $1,364 | 14.6% |
| 42nd | Kuwait | $1,294 | 4.7% |
| 43rd | Argentina | $1,291 | -9.6% |
| 44th | Slovak Republic | $1,289 | -5.9% |
| 45th | Estonia | $1,288 | 7.8% |
| 46th | Barbados | $1,175 | -5.7% |
| 47th | Chile | $1,139 | -2.8% |
| 48th | Bahrain | $1,122 | 0.6% |
| 49th | Brazil | $1,031 | 3.7% |
| 50th | Lithuania | $1,020 | 6.4% |
| 51st | Trinidad and Tobago | $1,011 | 4.1% |
| 52nd | Hungary | $1,009 | 1.7% |
| 53rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | $962 | 2.5% |
| 54th | Panama | $919 | 14.1% |
| 55th | Croatia | $915 | 2.4% |
| 56th | Poland | $911 | 3.8% |
| 57th | Cuba | $868 | 21.8% |
| 58th | Latvia | $857 | 6.1% |
| 59th | Costa Rica | $836 | 0.8% |
| 60th | Antigua and Barbuda | $827 | 11.9% |
| 61st | Brunei Darussalam | $785 | -6.0% |
| 62nd | Russian Federation | $736 | -8.6% |
| 63rd | Nauru | $736 | -8.9% |
| 64th | Oman | $727 | 23.6% |
| 65th | Maldives | $707 | 5.3% |
| 66th | Bulgaria | $616 | 11.3% |
| 67th | Mexico | $610 | -2.5% |
| 68th | Serbia | $609 | -3.0% |
| 69th | Colombia | $588 | 1.3% |
| 70th | Seychelles | $588 | 7.9% |
| 71st | Montenegro | $581 | -2.6% |
| 72nd | Lebanon | $570 | -1.2% |
| 73rd | Mauritius | $544 | 23.7% |
| 74th | South Africa | $539 | -9.2% |
| 75th | Türkiye | $520 | -5.0% |
| 76th | Tuvalu | $513 | 5.8% |
| 77th | Romania | $503 | 1.6% |
| 78th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $493 | 3.8% |
| 79th | St. Lucia | $470 | -3.1% |
| 80th | Libya | $462 | -22.3% |
| 81st | Namibia | $452 | -16.2% |
| 82nd | Marshall Islands | $450 | 1.0% |
| 83rd | Belarus | $448 | -1.4% |
| 84th | Suriname | $441 | 1.5% |
| 85th | Paraguay | $441 | 12.5% |
| 86th | Ecuador | $433 | 4.7% |
| 87th | Botswana | $419 | -3.3% |
| 88th | Malaysia | $414 | 8.6% |
| 89th | Armenia | $404 | 2.9% |
| 90th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $395 | -4.1% |
| 91st | Turkmenistan | $394 | 15.9% |
| 92nd | Georgia | $393 | 6.7% |
| 93rd | Dominica | $389 | 1.8% |
| 94th | Grenada | $381 | -8.7% |
| 95th | Kazakhstan | $370 | 3.0% |
| 96th | Algeria | $367 | 8.6% |
| 97th | China | $362 | 10.1% |
| 98th | North Macedonia | $358 | -1.0% |
| 99th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $345 | -2.8% |
| 100th | Peru | $332 | 3.5% |
| 101st | El Salvador | $315 | -2.8% |
| 102nd | West Bank and Gaza | $314 | -4.0% |
| 103rd | Jamaica | $313 | -2.9% |
| 104th | Dominican Republic | $312 | 3.4% |
| 105th | Jordan | $302 | -2.2% |
| 106th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $299 | -0.2% |
| 107th | Belize | $299 | 13.5% |
| 108th | Albania | $293 | 6.2% |
| 109th | Equatorial Guinea | $291 | 1.5% |
| 110th | Tunisia | $288 | 1.0% |
| 111th | Eswatini | $282 | -6.9% |
| 112th | Azerbaijan | $280 | 11.3% |
| 113th | Samoa | $252 | 2.0% |
| 114th | Gabon | $233 | -10.8% |
| 115th | Moldova | $231 | -0.4% |
| 116th | Guatemala | $217 | 9.3% |
| 117th | Guyana | $216 | 2.2% |
| 118th | Thailand | $214 | 2.9% |
| 119th | Tonga | $211 | 22.7% |
| 120th | Ukraine | $209 | -24.3% |
| 121st | Cabo Verde | $193 | 1.2% |
| 122nd | Morocco | $189 | 4.9% |
| 123rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $179 | 12.1% |
| 124th | Iraq | $179 | -4.2% |
| 125th | Fiji | $178 | 12.5% |
| 126th | Mongolia | $177 | -2.1% |
| 127th | Honduras | $173 | -2.2% |
| 128th | Nicaragua | $156 | 11.4% |
| 129th | Kiribati | $155 | 0.7% |
| 130th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $155 | 11.0% |
| 131st | Sierra Leone | $144 | 69.1% |
| 132nd | Sri Lanka | $133 | -0.3% |
| 133rd | Angola | $131 | -8.5% |
| 134th | Lesotho | $121 | -7.7% |
| 135th | Viet Nam | $119 | 14.7% |
| 136th | São Tomé and Principe | $119 | -4.7% |
| 137th | Uzbekistan | $118 | -15.8% |
| 138th | Zimbabwe | $112 | 15.2% |
| 139th | Vanuatu | $108 | -17.3% |
| 140th | Philippines | $106 | -10.7% |
| 141st | Solomon Islands | $106 | 6.9% |
| 142nd | Nigeria | $102 | 5.2% |
| 143rd | Indonesia | $102 | -0.3% |
| 144th | Kyrgyz Republic | $93 | -10.1% |
| 145th | Timor-Leste | $93 | -9.4% |
| 146th | Papua New Guinea | $89 | 16.1% |
| 147th | Sudan | $89 | -8.9% |
| 148th | Bhutan | $87 | 0.9% |
| 149th | Comoros | $85 | 3.4% |
| 150th | Yemen, Republic of | $83 | 22.1% |
| 151st | Ghana | $78 | -25.5% |
| 152nd | Côte d'Ivoire | $74 | 10.8% |
| 153rd | Tajikistan | $73 | 8.1% |
| 154th | Kenya | $73 | 7.8% |
| 155th | Cameroon | $72 | 25.1% |
| 156th | Congo, Republic of | $71 | -1.2% |
| 157th | Djibouti | $66 | 8.2% |
| 158th | Zambia | $65 | -21.5% |
| 159th | Haiti | $65 | 9.6% |
| 160th | Guinea-Bissau | $65 | 41.1% |
| 161st | Cambodia | $63 | -3.5% |
| 162nd | Senegal | $61 | 1.5% |
| 163rd | Afghanistan | $60 | 6.9% |
| 164th | Mauritania | $59 | 7.1% |
| 165th | India | $56 | 1.6% |
| 166th | Liberia | $55 | 12.5% |
| 167th | Myanmar | $54 | 44.0% |
| 168th | Uganda | $51 | -3.7% |
| 169th | Rwanda | $51 | 6.0% |
| 170th | Syrian Arab Republic | $49 | 3.9% |
| 171st | Lao PDR | $46 | 4.7% |
| 172nd | Mozambique | $44 | 4.8% |
| 173rd | Chad | $42 | 9.2% |
| 174th | Nepal | $42 | 19.4% |
| 175th | Togo | $42 | 6.1% |
| 176th | Tanzania | $40 | -8.3% |
| 177th | Burkina Faso | $38 | -9.5% |
| 178th | Guinea | $37 | 41.4% |
| 179th | Mali | $36 | 18.8% |
| 180th | Malawi | $35 | -10.6% |
| 181st | Eritrea | $33 | 4.1% |
| 182nd | Benin | $32 | -3.3% |
| 183rd | Pakistan | $32 | 13.9% |
| 184th | Bangladesh | $30 | 10.9% |
| 185th | Niger | $25 | 2.0% |
| 186th | Madagascar | $23 | 16.7% |
| 187th | Central African Republic | $19 | 7.7% |
| 188th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $18 | 18.5% |
| 189th | Burundi | $18 | -10.8% |
| 190th | Gambia, The | $17 | -32.3% |
| 191st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $13 | 2.1% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's health expenditure per capita in 2014?▾
South Africa's health expenditure per capita in 2014 was $539. This ranked 74th globally.
How did South Africa's health expenditure per capita change in 2014?▾
South Africa's health expenditure per capita decreased by 9.2% in 2014 compared to 2013.
Which country had the highest health expenditure per capita in 2014?▾
Liechtenstein had the highest health expenditure per capita in 2014 at $10,097.
What is the health expenditure per capita of South Africa in 2014?▾
The health expenditure per capita of South Africa in 2014 was $539. This ranked 74th globally.
How does 2014 compare to 2013 for South Africa's health expenditure per capita?▾
South Africa's health expenditure per capita went from $594 in 2013 to $539 in 2014, a 9.2% decrease.
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