Healthcare Spending: Sudan
Sudan's healthcare spending is currently 2.852 % of GDP as of 2023. # Sudan Healthcare Spending Sudan allocated 2.
Current (2023)
2.852 % of GDP
-24.8% y/y
Peak (2013)
6.965 % of GDP
Low (2023)
2.852 % of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
2000–2023 · 24 pts
Healthcare Spending — Sudan
2000 — 2023
Healthcare Spending — Sudan
Analysis# Sudan Healthcare Spending
Sudan allocated 2.852% of its GDP to healthcare in 2023, marking the lowest point in the 24-year dataset and representing a sharp 20.9% decline since 2000. The country's peak spending occurred in 2013 at 6.965% of GDP—more than double the current level. This dramatic contraction reflects a fundamental shift in Sudan's public health investment priorities or fiscal constraints.
The period from 2013 to 2023 reveals two distinct phases: sustained high spending from 2013 to 2019 (ranging from 5.6% to 5.9%), followed by accelerating cuts starting in 2020. Healthcare spending plummeted from 4.6% in 2019 to 3.043% in 2020, then continued deteriorating to the record low of 2.852% in 2023. This downward trajectory suggests ongoing budgetary pressures that show no signs of reversing based on recent trend data.
Historical Data
24 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.852 % of GDP | -24.83% |
| 2022 | 3.794 % of GDP | +27.87% |
| 2021 | 2.967 % of GDP | -2.50% |
| 2020 | 3.043 % of GDP | -33.85% |
| 2019 | 4.6 % of GDP | +3.09% |
| 2018 | 4.462 % of GDP | -24.60% |
| 2017 | 5.918 % of GDP | +4.12% |
| 2016 | 5.684 % of GDP | -2.19% |
| 2015 | 5.811 % of GDP | +2.38% |
| 2014 | 5.676 % of GDP | -18.51% |
| 2013 | 6.965 % of GDP | +22.45% |
| 2012 | 5.688 % of GDP | +1.28% |
| 2011 | 5.616 % of GDP | +11.03% |
| 2010 | 5.058 % of GDP | -20.91% |
| 2009 | 6.395 % of GDP | +17.92% |
| 2008 | 5.423 % of GDP | -4.24% |
| 2007 | 5.663 % of GDP | +15.93% |
| 2006 | 4.885 % of GDP | +19.32% |
| 2005 | 4.094 % of GDP | -1.49% |
| 2004 | 4.156 % of GDP | +6.78% |
Show all 24 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3.892 % of GDP | +17.94% |
| 2002 | 3.3 % of GDP | -1.93% |
| 2001 | 3.365 % of GDP | -6.71% |
| 2000 | 3.607 % of GDP | — |
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