Health spending per person in Nigeria
Current health spending in Nigeria was US$67 per person in 2023.
Nigeria, 2023
US$67
Change from 2022
−25.4%
World, 2023
US$1,317 per person
Position in 2023
161st of 191
Health spending per person in Nigeria over time
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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US$67 per person | US$1,317 per person |
| 2022 | US$90 per person | US$1,266 per person |
| 2021 | US$82 per person | US$1,258 per person |
| 2020 | US$68 per person | US$1,160 per person |
| 2019 | US$68 per person | US$1,085 per person |
| 2018 | US$64 per person | US$1,067 per person |
| 2017 | US$70 per person | US$1,028 per person |
| 2016 | US$76 per person | US$992 per person |
| 2015 | US$93 per person | US$975 per person |
| 2014 | US$102 per person | US$1,016 per person |
| 2013 | US$97 per person | US$993 per person |
| 2012 | US$88 per person | US$982 per person |
| 2011 | US$80 per person | US$974 per person |
| 2010 | US$73 per person | US$900 per person |
| 2009 | US$66 per person | US$863 per person |
| 2008 | US$77 per person | US$854 per person |
| 2007 | US$67 per person | US$789 per person |
| 2006 | US$64 per person | US$720 per person |
| 2005 | US$52 per person | US$680 per person |
| 2004 | US$43 per person | US$640 per person |
| 2003 | US$38 per person | US$583 per person |
| 2002 | US$18 per person | US$519 per person |
| 2001 | US$18 per person | US$488 per person |
| 2000 | US$17 per person | US$476 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −25.4% from US$90 per person in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was US$97 per person, the figure has changed by −31.3%.
- Among the 191 countries with data for 2023, Nigeria has the 161st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was US$1,317 per person.
More for Nigeria
All statistics for Nigeria
Health spending share of GDP
4.2%
2023 · World Bank
Out-of-pocket health spending
71.9%
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
54.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
54.1 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
47
2023 · WHO