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Health expenditure % of GDP

DefinitionPercentage of national Gross Domestic Product that is spent on health care.
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Indicator Type: -> Health Services -> Health Financing

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ECFSGPKZNLPMPNCNWWCZA
Health expenditure % of GDP [Definition]
1998 Private sector---------[1] 3.8
1998 Public sector---------[2] 3.3
1998 Public sector NHA---------[3] 4.1
2000 Total---------[4] 8.8
2001 Private sector---------[5] 5.1
2001 Public sector---------[6] 3.6
2001 Total---------[7] 8.4
2002 Total---------[8] 8.4
2005 Private sector---------[9] 5.2
2005 Public sector---------[10] 3.4
2005 Total---------[11] 8.7
2007 Private sector---------[12] 5.1
2007 Public sector---------[13] 3.4
2007 Total---------[14] 8.5
2008 Private sector---------[15] 5.0
2008 Public sector---------[16] 3.7
2008 Total---------[17] 8.7
2009 Private sector---------[18] 5.2
2009 Public sector---------[19] 3.7
2009 Total---------[20] 8.9
EC: Eastern Cape  FS: Free State  GP: Gauteng  KZN: KwaZulu-Natal  LP: Limpopo  MP: Mpumalanga  NC: Northern Cape  NW: North West  WC: Western Cape  ZA: South Africa  

Notes and References

  1. Human Development Report 2002: Human Development Report 2002: Deepening democracy in a fragmented world. New York: United Nations Development Programme; 2002. http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2002/en/
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    Table 6: Commitment to health: access, services and resources.
  2. Human Development Report 2001: Human Development Report 2001: Making new technologies work for human development. New York: United Nations Development Programme; 2001. http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2001/en/
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    Table 16: Priorities in Public Spending pg 196
  3. National Health Accounts Public 2000: Thomas S, Muirhead D. National Health Accounts Project: The Public Sector Report. Pretoria: Department of Health; November 2000.
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    Using Full public health expenditure where Full is defined as direct expenditure by the Provincial and National Departments of Health (Narrow) plus by Departments of Works and Local Authorities (which is then defined as Core) plus expenditure by other national departments and institutions e.g. Defence, Road Accident Fund. The Narrow expenditure may be 25% smaller than the Full definition. Table 3.1 pg 23
  4. World Health Report 2002: World Health Organisation. The World Health Report 2002. Reducing Risks, Promoting Health Life. Geneva: World Health Organisation; 2002. http://www.who.int/whr/2002/en/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/GlobalReports/WorldHealthReport_2002.pdf
    Source indicates that this is made up by 57.8% from the private sector and 42.2% by the public sector (for South Africa). Annex Table 5: Selected National Health Accounts Indicators for all Member States, estimates for 1995 to 2000.
  5. Human Development Report 2004: Human Development Report 2004: Cultural liberty in today's diverse world. New York: United Nations Development Programme; 2004. http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/
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  6. Human Development Report 2004: Human Development Report 2004: Cultural liberty in today's diverse world. New York: United Nations Development Programme; 2004. http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/
    Local copy: -
  7. World Health Report 2006: World Health Organisation. The World Health Report 2006: Working together for health. Geneva: World Health Organisation; 2006. http://www.who.int/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/GlobalReports/WorldHealthReport_2006.pdf
    Source indicates that this is made up of 58.8% from the private sector and 41.2% from the public sector.
  8. World Health Report 2006: World Health Organisation. The World Health Report 2006: Working together for health. Geneva: World Health Organisation; 2006. http://www.who.int/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/GlobalReports/WorldHealthReport_2006.pdf
    Source indicates that this is made up of 59.4% from the private sector and 40.6% from the public sector.
  9. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
    For 2005/06 financial year.
  10. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
    For 2005/06 financial year.
  11. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
    For 2005/06 financial year.
  12. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
  13. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
  14. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
    For 2007/08 financial year.
  15. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
  16. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
  17. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
  18. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
  19. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
  20. Fiscal Review 2009: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Review 2005/06 - 2011/12. Pretoria: National Treasury; 2009. http://www.treasury.gov.za/
    Local copy: http://www.hst.org.za/indicators/Finance/FiscalReview_2009.pdf
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