South Africa - Health Expenditure per Capita 2016
$457
−$35 from 2015
South Africa's health expenditure per capita was $457 in 2016, decreased +$35 from $492 in 2015. This was the 78th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liechtenstein | $9,704 | 0.7% |
| 2nd | United States | $9,536 | 3.6% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $9,201 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Norway | $7,492 | -1.0% |
| 5th | Monaco | $7,158 | -2.7% |
| 6th | Sweden | $5,719 | 1.7% |
| 7th | Denmark | $5,604 | 1.7% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | $5,475 | 1.0% |
| 9th | Australia | $5,418 | 2.8% |
| 10th | Iceland | $5,054 | 17.4% |
| 11th | Austria | $4,759 | 2.4% |
| 12th | Ireland | $4,747 | 3.7% |
| 13th | Germany | $4,723 | 2.6% |
| 14th | Canada | $4,647 | -0.3% |
| 15th | Netherlands | $4,644 | -0.7% |
| 16th | Belgium | $4,570 | 2.3% |
| 17th | France | $4,289 | 1.5% |
| 18th | Japan | $4,194 | 11.7% |
| 19th | Finland | $4,109 | -0.5% |
| 20th | United Kingdom | $4,043 | -9.5% |
| 21st | San Marino | $3,621 | 2.6% |
| 22nd | New Zealand | $3,517 | 2.4% |
| 23rd | European Union | $3,117 | 2.0% |
| 24th | Andorra | $2,786 | 4.2% |
| 25th | Israel | $2,784 | 5.2% |
| 26th | Italy | $2,735 | 1.0% |
| 27th | Singapore | $2,510 | 7.7% |
| 28th | Spain | $2,378 | -0.2% |
| 29th | Malta | $2,327 | 3.5% |
| 30th | Qatar | $2,072 | -14.5% |
| 31st | Korea | $2,043 | 4.7% |
| 32nd | Portugal | $1,870 | 4.7% |
| 33rd | Slovenia | $1,839 | 3.5% |
| 34th | Bahamas, The | $1,712 | 7.7% |
| 35th | Palau | $1,705 | 9.6% |
| 36th | Cyprus | $1,620 | 3.1% |
| 37th | United Arab Emirates | $1,593 | 7.7% |
| 38th | Greece | $1,513 | 2.1% |
| 39th | Uruguay | $1,469 | 3.1% |
| 40th | Czechia | $1,375 | 5.1% |
| 41st | Saudi Arabia | $1,353 | 3.4% |
| 42nd | Kuwait | $1,293 | 2.6% |
| 43rd | Argentina | $1,277 | -16.2% |
| 44th | Estonia | $1,226 | 6.0% |
| 45th | Barbados | $1,181 | 2.3% |
| 46th | Slovak Republic | $1,176 | 6.0% |
| 47th | Chile | $1,168 | 4.1% |
| 48th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $1,162 | 11.5% |
| 49th | Bahrain | $1,096 | -2.9% |
| 50th | Trinidad and Tobago | $1,064 | 0.3% |
| 51st | Panama | $1,057 | 7.6% |
| 52nd | Maldives | $1,018 | 21.6% |
| 53rd | Cuba | $991 | 0.0% |
| 54th | Lithuania | $986 | 7.4% |
| 55th | Nauru | $978 | 0.5% |
| 56th | Hungary | $919 | 5.1% |
| 57th | Costa Rica | $885 | -0.5% |
| 58th | Latvia | $875 | 12.8% |
| 59th | Croatia | $852 | 6.0% |
| 60th | Antigua and Barbuda | $818 | 3.6% |
| 61st | Poland | $816 | 1.5% |
| 62nd | Brazil | $810 | 1.8% |
| 63rd | Oman | $714 | -6.9% |
| 64th | Tuvalu | $698 | 54.6% |
| 65th | Brunei Darussalam | $679 | -7.1% |
| 66th | Seychelles | $673 | 18.7% |
| 67th | Lebanon | $641 | 12.0% |
| 68th | Marshall Islands | $619 | 11.1% |
| 69th | Montenegro | $605 | 3.9% |
| 70th | Bulgaria | $580 | 8.5% |
| 71st | Mauritius | $540 | 4.8% |
| 72nd | Mexico | $490 | -11.6% |
| 73rd | Serbia | $486 | -1.0% |
| 74th | St. Lucia | $480 | 1.4% |
| 75th | Romania | $476 | 7.7% |
| 76th | Libya | $464 | 7.3% |
| 77th | Russian Federation | $463 | -6.8% |
| 78th | South Africa | $457 | -7.2% |
| 79th | Türkiye | $456 | 2.6% |
| 80th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $450 | 4.6% |
| 81st | Ecuador | $449 | -3.3% |
| 82nd | Colombia | $449 | -4.5% |
| 83rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $434 | 2.5% |
| 84th | Dominica | $424 | 7.0% |
| 85th | Namibia | $410 | -14.0% |
| 86th | Grenada | $409 | 1.3% |
| 87th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $400 | 10.3% |
| 88th | China | $398 | 1.3% |
| 89th | Botswana | $389 | 3.9% |
| 90th | Paraguay | $386 | -2.0% |
| 91st | Turkmenistan | $377 | 3.8% |
| 92nd | Georgia | $370 | 6.3% |
| 93rd | Armenia | $360 | -1.6% |
| 94th | Malaysia | $351 | -4.9% |
| 95th | North Macedonia | $347 | 7.8% |
| 96th | El Salvador | $340 | 2.4% |
| 97th | Suriname | $338 | -33.9% |
| 98th | Jamaica | $330 | -1.4% |
| 99th | Dominican Republic | $328 | 2.0% |
| 100th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $314 | 3.7% |
| 101st | Peru | $311 | 0.2% |
| 102nd | West Bank and Gaza | $299 | 4.4% |
| 103rd | Belarus | $297 | -17.7% |
| 104th | Belize | $293 | 2.2% |
| 105th | Jordan | $278 | -7.8% |
| 106th | Albania | $275 | 8.5% |
| 107th | Algeria | $266 | -10.5% |
| 108th | Kazakhstan | $256 | -17.5% |
| 109th | Guatemala | $246 | 5.4% |
| 110th | Tunisia | $240 | -3.6% |
| 111th | Samoa | $238 | 2.5% |
| 112th | Guyana | $236 | 4.0% |
| 113th | Thailand | $230 | 4.9% |
| 114th | Eswatini | $226 | -9.7% |
| 115th | Equatorial Guinea | $221 | -0.6% |
| 116th | Tonga | $209 | 14.6% |
| 117th | Gabon | $208 | 10.8% |
| 118th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $207 | 5.7% |
| 119th | Iraq | $200 | 34.1% |
| 120th | Honduras | $178 | 4.7% |
| 121st | Fiji | $176 | 3.8% |
| 122nd | Nicaragua | $172 | 3.9% |
| 123rd | Moldova | $171 | -8.2% |
| 124th | Azerbaijan | $170 | -28.2% |
| 125th | Mongolia | $168 | 1.9% |
| 126th | Morocco | $162 | -0.4% |
| 127th | Kiribati | $158 | 33.3% |
| 128th | Cabo Verde | $157 | 4.7% |
| 129th | Ukraine | $155 | -0.1% |
| 130th | Sri Lanka | $145 | 0.7% |
| 131st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $143 | -16.2% |
| 132nd | Viet Nam | $133 | 9.7% |
| 133rd | Uzbekistan | $130 | -2.1% |
| 134th | Philippines | $118 | 4.1% |
| 135th | São Tomé and Principe | $110 | 28.5% |
| 136th | Indonesia | $106 | 10.7% |
| 137th | Zimbabwe | $102 | -1.1% |
| 138th | Bhutan | $97 | 0.6% |
| 139th | Solomon Islands | $94 | 3.6% |
| 140th | Angola | $94 | -12.6% |
| 141st | Timor-Leste | $93 | -8.7% |
| 142nd | Lesotho | $91 | -13.0% |
| 143rd | Sudan | $89 | -4.6% |
| 144th | Vanuatu | $88 | -25.6% |
| 145th | Sierra Leone | $84 | -29.0% |
| 146th | Nigeria | $76 | -18.7% |
| 147th | Cambodia | $75 | 7.1% |
| 148th | Yemen, Republic of | $75 | -14.9% |
| 149th | Kenya | $74 | 4.1% |
| 150th | Kyrgyz Republic | $72 | -10.1% |
| 151st | Djibouti | $69 | -13.5% |
| 152nd | Liberia | $68 | -1.8% |
| 153rd | Ghana | $65 | -17.1% |
| 154th | Comoros | $64 | 3.9% |
| 155th | Côte d'Ivoire | $62 | 5.9% |
| 156th | Afghanistan | $61 | 2.4% |
| 157th | Haiti | $60 | -12.3% |
| 158th | India | $60 | 2.8% |
| 159th | Myanmar | $60 | -6.2% |
| 160th | Cameroon | $58 | -0.7% |
| 161st | Guinea-Bissau | $57 | 7.9% |
| 162nd | Zambia | $55 | -3.5% |
| 163rd | Tajikistan | $55 | -12.5% |
| 164th | Lao PDR | $54 | 4.5% |
| 165th | Congo, Republic of | $54 | -5.2% |
| 166th | Papua New Guinea | $54 | 19.5% |
| 167th | Senegal | $54 | 1.1% |
| 168th | Togo | $51 | 8.4% |
| 169th | Mauritania | $50 | -12.6% |
| 170th | Nepal | $47 | 1.3% |
| 171st | Rwanda | $44 | -10.8% |
| 172nd | Burkina Faso | $40 | 22.2% |
| 173rd | Bangladesh | $39 | 18.4% |
| 174th | Uganda | $39 | -2.5% |
| 175th | Guinea | $38 | -11.5% |
| 176th | Tanzania | $37 | 10.2% |
| 177th | Benin | $37 | 33.8% |
| 178th | Pakistan | $36 | 7.3% |
| 179th | Malawi | $34 | -2.7% |
| 180th | Chad | $32 | -5.5% |
| 181st | Mozambique | $32 | -21.1% |
| 182nd | Mali | $28 | -4.8% |
| 183rd | Syrian Arab Republic | $27 | -28.2% |
| 184th | Eritrea | $26 | -11.0% |
| 185th | Madagascar | $24 | 8.6% |
| 186th | Niger | $23 | -12.6% |
| 187th | Central African Republic | $21 | 14.3% |
| 188th | Gambia, The | $21 | 5.6% |
| 189th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $19 | 4.0% |
| 190th | Burundi | $19 | 5.2% |
| 191st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $12 | -16.6% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's health expenditure per capita in 2016?▾
South Africa's health expenditure per capita in 2016 was $457. This ranked 78th globally.
How did South Africa's health expenditure per capita change in 2016?▾
South Africa's health expenditure per capita decreased by 7.2% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest health expenditure per capita in 2016?▾
Liechtenstein had the highest health expenditure per capita in 2016 at $9,704.
What is the health expenditure per capita of South Africa in 2016?▾
The health expenditure per capita of South Africa in 2016 was $457. This ranked 78th globally.
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for South Africa's health expenditure per capita?▾
South Africa's health expenditure per capita went from $492 in 2015 to $457 in 2016, a 7.2% decrease.
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