Botswana: Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Botswana's domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 127.68 on 2022 (from 860.49 to 988.17).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +25.19 and a typical year strayed about 70.86 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 181.97 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 133.64 in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 38.74 a year. A straight line explains 75% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 1,007 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 120.16, against 220.06 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2023, Botswana had the 66th highest value of the 183 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Botswana in the 2023 ranking

• Trinidad and Tobago — 62nd of 183: 1,086
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 63rd of 183: 1,050
• North Macedonia — 64th of 183: 1,041
• Seychelles — 66th of 183: 984.99
• Kazakhstan — 67th of 183: 961.13
• Guyana — 68th of 183: 933.72

What this measures

Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 24 values

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Angola — 110.6 (2023)
• Benin — 20.22 (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 70.4 (2023)
• Burundi — 14.75 (2023)
• Cabo Verde — 361.13 (2023)
• Cameroon — 36.17 (2023)
• Central African Republic — 19.63 (2023)
• Chad

More health data for Botswana

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 11.53% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 11.86% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 406,270 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 31.6% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 412,499 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 32.32% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 818,769 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 31.96% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 10.46% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Botswana's domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?

988.17 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.GHED.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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