Namibia's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) was 321.67 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 22.86% from 417.02 in 2013 (2.56% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 321.67 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 273.43 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 417.02 | 2013 |
| Highest | 436.44 | 2012 |
| Lowest | 202.47 | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 300.49 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 202.47 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Namibia's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 13.88 on 2022 (from 307.79 to 321.67).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +4.79 and a typical year strayed about 51.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 119.71 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 123.78 in 2016. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Namibia had the 98th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 321.67 | 2023 |
| World | 738.75 | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 106.97 | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 194.14 | 2023 |
Closest to Namibia in the 2023 ranking
- Moldova — 95th of 183: 334.64
- Lebanon — 96th of 183: 334.4
- Philippines — 97th of 183: 322.34
- Honduras — 99th of 183: 321
- Sri Lanka — 100th of 183: 306.17
- West Bank and Gaza — 101st of 183: 301.71
What this measures
Current private expenditures on health 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
| Year | Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 321.67 |
| 2022 | 307.79 |
| 2021 | 283.51 |
| 2020 | 258.65 |
| 2019 | 265.81 |
| 2018 | 273.43 |
| 2017 | 276.22 |
| 2016 | 296.64 |
| 2015 | 420.42 |
| 2014 | 300.71 |
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies
- Angola — 119.99 (2023)
- Benin — 64.65 (2023)
- Botswana — 235.77 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 106.64 (2023)
- Burundi — 27.86 (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 187.62 (2023)
- Cameroon — 173.81 (2023)
- Central African Republic — 62.54 (2023)
More health data for Namibia
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.58% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.23% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 568,676 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 35.94% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 564,861 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 37.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 1.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 36.65% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.45% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Namibia's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)?
- 321.67 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 58.87% from 202.47 in 2000 (2.03% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 436.44 in 2012 and the lowest 202.47 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank?
- 98th highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for Namibia?
- In 2023, Namibia's domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 13.88 on 2022 (from 307.79 to 321.67). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +4.79 and a typical year strayed about 51.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.PVTD.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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