South Africa - Health Expenditure per Capita 2017
$528
+$71 from 2016
South Africa's health expenditure per capita was $528 in 2017, increased +$71 from $457 in 2016. This was the 74th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | United States | $9,823 | 3.0% |
| 2nd | Liechtenstein | $9,715 | 0.1% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $9,354 | 1.7% |
| 4th | Norway | $7,816 | 4.3% |
| 5th | Monaco | $7,102 | -0.8% |
| 6th | Iceland | $5,992 | 18.6% |
| 7th | Sweden | $5,872 | 2.7% |
| 8th | Denmark | $5,817 | 3.8% |
| 9th | Australia | $5,771 | 6.5% |
| 10th | Luxembourg | $5,713 | 4.3% |
| 11th | Germany | $5,039 | 6.7% |
| 12th | Ireland | $5,024 | 5.8% |
| 13th | Austria | $5,000 | 5.1% |
| 14th | Netherlands | $4,935 | 6.3% |
| 15th | Canada | $4,895 | 5.3% |
| 16th | Belgium | $4,828 | 5.6% |
| 17th | France | $4,437 | 3.4% |
| 18th | Finland | $4,236 | 3.1% |
| 19th | Japan | $4,135 | -1.4% |
| 20th | United Kingdom | $3,939 | -2.6% |
| 21st | New Zealand | $3,702 | 5.3% |
| 22nd | San Marino | $3,672 | 1.4% |
| 23rd | European Union | $3,295 | 5.7% |
| 24th | Israel | $3,074 | 10.4% |
| 25th | Andorra | $2,876 | 3.3% |
| 26th | Italy | $2,851 | 4.2% |
| 27th | Singapore | $2,674 | 6.5% |
| 28th | Spain | $2,565 | 7.8% |
| 29th | Malta | $2,563 | 10.2% |
| 30th | Korea | $2,258 | 10.5% |
| 31st | Bahamas, The | $2,069 | 20.9% |
| 32nd | Portugal | $1,991 | 6.5% |
| 33rd | Slovenia | $1,925 | 4.7% |
| 34th | Qatar | $1,912 | -7.7% |
| 35th | Palau | $1,775 | 4.1% |
| 36th | Cyprus | $1,743 | 7.6% |
| 37th | United Arab Emirates | $1,695 | 6.4% |
| 38th | Uruguay | $1,672 | 13.8% |
| 39th | Czechia | $1,517 | 10.3% |
| 40th | Greece | $1,510 | -0.2% |
| 41st | Argentina | $1,491 | 16.8% |
| 42nd | Saudi Arabia | $1,401 | 3.5% |
| 43rd | Chile | $1,354 | 15.9% |
| 44th | Kuwait | $1,352 | 4.6% |
| 45th | Estonia | $1,350 | 10.1% |
| 46th | Slovak Republic | $1,189 | 1.1% |
| 47th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $1,186 | 2.1% |
| 48th | Barbados | $1,182 | 0.1% |
| 49th | Nauru | $1,127 | 15.2% |
| 50th | Panama | $1,127 | 6.7% |
| 51st | Trinidad and Tobago | $1,083 | 1.8% |
| 52nd | Bahrain | $1,080 | -1.4% |
| 53rd | Lithuania | $1,074 | 8.9% |
| 54th | Tuvalu | $1,017 | 45.8% |
| 55th | Hungary | $991 | 7.8% |
| 56th | Cuba | $988 | -0.3% |
| 57th | Maldives | $962 | -5.5% |
| 58th | Brazil | $955 | 17.8% |
| 59th | Latvia | $933 | 6.6% |
| 60th | Croatia | $919 | 7.9% |
| 61st | Poland | $910 | 11.5% |
| 62nd | Costa Rica | $868 | -1.9% |
| 63rd | Antigua and Barbuda | $791 | -3.3% |
| 64th | Oman | $705 | -1.4% |
| 65th | Lebanon | $672 | 4.8% |
| 66th | Seychelles | $667 | -0.9% |
| 67th | Bulgaria | $648 | 11.7% |
| 68th | Brunei Darussalam | $636 | -6.4% |
| 69th | Montenegro | $624 | 3.1% |
| 70th | Mauritius | $595 | 10.1% |
| 71st | Russian Federation | $577 | 24.6% |
| 72nd | Romania | $555 | 16.6% |
| 73rd | Marshall Islands | $553 | -10.7% |
| 74th | South Africa | $528 | 15.5% |
| 75th | Serbia | $516 | 6.0% |
| 76th | Mexico | $513 | 4.6% |
| 77th | St. Lucia | $505 | 5.2% |
| 78th | Colombia | $498 | 10.8% |
| 79th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $471 | 4.6% |
| 80th | Botswana | $471 | 21.0% |
| 81st | Ecuador | $469 | 4.5% |
| 82nd | Libya | $466 | 0.3% |
| 83rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | $457 | 5.4% |
| 84th | Grenada | $454 | 10.9% |
| 85th | Namibia | $448 | 9.3% |
| 86th | China | $440 | 10.5% |
| 87th | Türkiye | $432 | -5.3% |
| 88th | Dominica | $416 | -2.0% |
| 89th | Turkmenistan | $411 | 9.1% |
| 90th | Armenia | $410 | 14.0% |
| 91st | Micronesia, Federated States of | $409 | 2.3% |
| 92nd | Paraguay | $407 | 5.5% |
| 93rd | Georgia | $378 | 2.3% |
| 94th | North Macedonia | $375 | 8.0% |
| 95th | Jamaica | $367 | 11.3% |
| 96th | Malaysia | $366 | 4.5% |
| 97th | El Salvador | $339 | -0.4% |
| 98th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $338 | 7.7% |
| 99th | Peru | $333 | 6.8% |
| 100th | Belarus | $332 | 11.8% |
| 101st | Dominican Republic | $330 | 0.4% |
| 102nd | Suriname | $322 | -4.8% |
| 103rd | West Bank and Gaza | $310 | 3.6% |
| 104th | Albania | $296 | 7.3% |
| 105th | Jordan | $289 | 3.9% |
| 106th | Belize | $281 | -4.2% |
| 107th | Kazakhstan | $273 | 6.7% |
| 108th | Algeria | $271 | 2.0% |
| 109th | Guyana | $267 | 13.1% |
| 110th | Eswatini | $266 | 17.3% |
| 111th | Guatemala | $265 | 7.7% |
| 112th | Thailand | $247 | 7.5% |
| 113th | Tonga | $246 | 18.1% |
| 114th | Moldova | $244 | 42.5% |
| 115th | Tunisia | $224 | -6.9% |
| 116th | Equatorial Guinea | $223 | 0.9% |
| 117th | Samoa | $221 | -7.4% |
| 118th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $215 | 3.4% |
| 119th | Iraq | $197 | -1.3% |
| 120th | Gabon | $192 | -7.2% |
| 121st | Fiji | $186 | 5.6% |
| 122nd | Ukraine | $184 | 18.9% |
| 123rd | Nicaragua | $182 | 5.9% |
| 124th | Kiribati | $180 | 13.9% |
| 125th | Cabo Verde | $174 | 10.8% |
| 126th | Honduras | $169 | -5.0% |
| 127th | Azerbaijan | $167 | -1.6% |
| 128th | Morocco | $167 | 2.9% |
| 129th | Mongolia | $160 | -4.7% |
| 130th | Viet Nam | $148 | 10.7% |
| 131st | Sri Lanka | $142 | -2.1% |
| 132nd | Philippines | $120 | 1.9% |
| 133rd | São Tomé and Principe | $117 | 6.7% |
| 134th | Lesotho | $115 | 26.8% |
| 135th | Angola | $113 | 19.9% |
| 136th | Indonesia | $110 | 3.7% |
| 137th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $106 | -25.7% |
| 138th | Bhutan | $104 | 6.4% |
| 139th | Uzbekistan | $93 | -28.0% |
| 140th | Zimbabwe | $92 | -10.1% |
| 141st | Vanuatu | $91 | 3.0% |
| 142nd | Solomon Islands | $89 | -5.3% |
| 143rd | Yemen, Republic of | $87 | 16.1% |
| 144th | Timor-Leste | $86 | -7.0% |
| 145th | Cambodia | $78 | 3.7% |
| 146th | Kyrgyz Republic | $77 | 7.1% |
| 147th | Comoros | $75 | 18.1% |
| 148th | Zambia | $71 | 28.0% |
| 149th | Nigeria | $70 | -6.9% |
| 150th | Liberia | $68 | 0.3% |
| 151st | Sudan | $68 | -24.2% |
| 152nd | Afghanistan | $67 | 8.9% |
| 153rd | Kenya | $66 | -10.0% |
| 154th | Djibouti | $65 | -5.6% |
| 155th | Côte d'Ivoire | $64 | 3.1% |
| 156th | Lao PDR | $61 | 13.0% |
| 157th | Myanmar | $60 | -0.3% |
| 158th | Tajikistan | $57 | 3.5% |
| 159th | Cameroon | $57 | -2.2% |
| 160th | India | $57 | -5.1% |
| 161st | Senegal | $56 | 4.8% |
| 162nd | Papua New Guinea | $55 | 2.3% |
| 163rd | Mauritania | $55 | 10.7% |
| 164th | Guinea-Bissau | $55 | -3.2% |
| 165th | Ghana | $54 | -16.6% |
| 166th | Haiti | $54 | -10.4% |
| 167th | Congo, Republic of | $52 | -3.7% |
| 168th | Togo | $52 | 1.3% |
| 169th | Nepal | $50 | 5.3% |
| 170th | Sierra Leone | $47 | -43.7% |
| 171st | Burkina Faso | $43 | 9.8% |
| 172nd | Bangladesh | $42 | 7.3% |
| 173rd | Pakistan | $42 | 15.4% |
| 174th | Rwanda | $41 | -6.4% |
| 175th | Tanzania | $39 | 6.5% |
| 176th | Benin | $39 | 5.9% |
| 177th | Malawi | $38 | 10.5% |
| 178th | Mozambique | $37 | 15.4% |
| 179th | Syrian Arab Republic | $36 | 29.8% |
| 180th | Guinea | $33 | -15.1% |
| 181st | Uganda | $31 | -19.6% |
| 182nd | Chad | $30 | -6.2% |
| 183rd | Niger | $29 | 28.3% |
| 184th | Central African Republic | $29 | 36.7% |
| 185th | Mali | $28 | 3.3% |
| 186th | South Sudan | $28 | - |
| 187th | Eritrea | $25 | -3.5% |
| 188th | Madagascar | $24 | -2.4% |
| 189th | Gambia, The | $22 | 3.8% |
| 190th | Burundi | $19 | 3.1% |
| 191st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $18 | -6.0% |
| 192nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | $14 | 14.9% |
FAQ
What was South Africa's health expenditure per capita in 2017?▾
South Africa's health expenditure per capita in 2017 was $528. This ranked 74th globally.
How did South Africa's health expenditure per capita change in 2017?▾
South Africa's health expenditure per capita increased by 15.5% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest health expenditure per capita in 2017?▾
United States had the highest health expenditure per capita in 2017 at $9,823.
What is the health expenditure per capita of South Africa in 2017?▾
The health expenditure per capita of South Africa in 2017 was $528. This ranked 74th globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for South Africa's health expenditure per capita?▾
South Africa's health expenditure per capita went from $457 in 2016 to $528 in 2017, a 15.5% increase.
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