Nigeria - Health Expenditure

Since 2009, Nigeria Health Expenditure fell by 2.8points year on year. In 2014, the country was number 167 comparing other countries in Health Expenditure at 3.67 Percent of GDP. Nigeria is overtaken by Mauritania, which was ranked number 166 at 3.77 Percent of GDP and is followed by United Arab Emirates with 3.64 Percent of GDP. United States topped the ranking with 17.14 Percent of GDP in 2014, a growth of 1.4points versus 2013. Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Maldives respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Republic of the Congo witnessed the best average annual growth at +17.9points per year, while Nauru recorded the worst performance at -18.9points per year.

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Date Percent of GDP
2014 3.67
2013 3.70
2012 3.30
2011 3.69
2010 3.47
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How does Nigeria rank in Health Expenditure?

# 192 Countries Percent of GDP Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
17.14 % 2014 +1.4 % +0.2 % View data
2 #2
Marshall Islands
17.14 % 2014 -0.6 % -2.0 % View data
166 #166
Mauritania
3.77 % 2014 +3.8 % -0.1 % View data
167 #167
Nigeria
3.67 % 2014 -0.9 % -2.8 % View data
168 #168
United Arab Emirates
3.64 % 2014 +4.5 % -2.1 % View data
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