Nigeria's health budget allocations, 2025 spending plans, peer-country comparisons, and health outcome indicators — for planning around public health financing gaps.
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This dataset tracks how much of Nigeria's government budget goes to health, drawing on published analyses from dRPC and the ONE Campaign. It covers the proposed 2025 federal budget (₦49.7 trillion, up 41.9% in naira but down 23.2% in dollar terms after devaluation), the country's health allocation trends over roughly two decades, and how Nigeria's spending compares to South Africa, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
The figures show that federal health allocations have averaged 4.7% of the budget over the past 20 years, peaking at 6.1% in 2012, and stood at 3.9% in 2019 — well below South Africa's 15.4% and Kenya's 8.2% in the same year. The data notes that even a ~5% allocation covers only about one third of required funding.
Use this to size the gap between government funding and health needs, benchmark Nigeria against regional peers, and inform decisions on where private services, insurance products, or investment can fill unmet demand.
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