Zimbabwe's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) was 22.66% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 28.83 percentage points from 51.49% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 22.66% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 36.09% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 51.49% | 2013 |
| Highest | 55.77% | 2012 |
| Lowest | 18.78% | 2022 |
| Average since 2014 | 33.41% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 46.24% | 2010 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Zimbabwe's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 3.89 percentage points on 2022 (from 18.78% to 22.66%).
Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2022), the average change was −2.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.72 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 8.73 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.85 percentage points in 2017. 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 downward, about 4.13 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 82% 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.
How it compares
In 2023, Zimbabwe had the 142nd 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 22.66% | 2023 |
| World | 38.81% | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 44.59% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 57.75% | 2023 |
Closest to Zimbabwe in the 2023 ranking
- Ireland — 138th of 183: 23.41%
- Cyprus — 139th of 183: 22.83%
- Poland — 140th of 183: 22.83%
- New Zealand — 142nd of 183: 22.31%
- Saudi Arabia — 143rd of 183: 22.23%
- Thailand — 144th of 183: 22.02%
What this measures
Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic private sources. Domestic private sources include funds from households, corporations and non-profit organizations. Such expenditures can be either prepaid to voluntary health insurance or paid directly to healthcare providers.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 14 values
| Year | Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.66 |
| 2022 | 18.78 |
| 2021 | 20.1 |
| 2020 | 22.23 |
| 2019 | 23.8 |
| 2018 | 36.09 |
| 2017 | 37.74 |
| 2016 | 51.58 |
| 2015 | 54.93 |
| 2014 | 46.19 |
| 2013 |
Domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in nearby economies
- Angola — 48.31% (2023)
- Benin — 46.91% (2023)
- Botswana — 18% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 47.63% (2023)
- Burundi — 27.84% (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 30.43% (2023)
- Cameroon — 70.6% (2023)
- Central African Republic — 45.76% (2023)
- Chad
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 13.18% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.69% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 3.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 38.26% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 3.44 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 42.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 6.83 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 40.28% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.32% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Zimbabwe's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)?
- 22.66% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2010?
- It is down 23.58 percentage points from 46.24% in 2010. The highest value was 55.77% in 2012 and the lowest 18.78% in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank?
- 142nd highest of 183 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) unusual for Zimbabwe?
- In 2023, Zimbabwe's domestic private health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) rose 3.89 percentage points on 2022 (from 18.78% to 22.66%). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2022), the average change was −2.29 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 6.72 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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.CH.ZS, 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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