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. 2017 May 20;389(10083):2005–2030. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30873-5

Table 3.

Potential total and government health spending for low-income and middle-income countries in 2040

Total health spending per capita in 2040 ($)
Government health spending per capita in 2040 ($)
Expected Potential Expected Potential government spending based on increasing all-sector government revenue Potential government spending based on health sector prioritisation Potential government spending based on increasing all-sector government revenue and health sector prioritisation
Income level
Upper-middle income 3903 (2770–5741) 4638 (3130–6180) 2812 (1755–4635) 3643 (2055–7195) 5955 (4483–7746) 7406 (5043–10 275)
Lower-middle income 844 (739–1004) 1525 (1108–1942) 387 (289–545) 826 (440–1328) 913 (779–1061) 1837 (1131–2539)
Low income 195 (157–258) 321 (255–394) 57 (45–76) 121 (69–198) 161 (132–194) 285 (183–385)
Region
Central Europe, eastern Europe, and central Asia 2417 (2252–2637) 2511 (2121–2999) 1511 (1377–1671) 1798 (1301–2389) 2370 (1874–2866) 3399 (2464–4373)
Latin America and Caribbean 2047 (1720–2494) 2297 (1964–2699) 1226 (915–1661) 1661 (1220–2224) 2298 (1760–2894) 2933 (2170–3695)
North Africa and Middle East 1630 (1431–1975) 1837 (1470–2153) 1045 (856–1387) 1261 (839–1821) 1753 (1495–2075) 2512 (1864–3192)
South Asia 935 (773–1203) 1599 (973–2244) 413 (260–673) 812 (317–1693) 1021 (829–1248) 1916 (1048–2985)
Southeast Asia, east Asia, and Oceania 4035 (2640–6314) 5080 (3064–7000) 2997 (1711–5223) 3980 (2023–8524) 6382 (4542–8659) 8255 (5310–11 921)
Sub-Saharan Africa 307 (269–365) 557 (435–656) 119 (102–142) 272 (151–444) 271 (222–335) 556 (356–737)
Country
Afghanistan 249 (179–388) 272 (249–405) 49 (25–142) 58 (49–184) 213 (170–262) 237 (175–351)
Albania 1733 (1404–2144) 2292 (1733–3129) 1013 (732–1406) 1684 (1013–3152) 1809 (1280–2434) 2913 (1624–4449)
Algeria 2080 (1439–3337) 2114 (2080–3316) 1696 (1061–2954) 1752 (1696–3065) 2951 (1696–4187) 3005 (1858–4189)
Andorra 308 (154–414) 1190 (595–1893) 198 (56–291) 506 (198–1670) 745 (198–1822) 1379 (558–2439)
Argentina 3012 (2202–4807) 4020 (3012–6243) 1999 (1274–3799) 2144 (1999–4787) 6906 (4356–9293) 7202 (4808–10088)
Armenia 997 (727–1578) 1718 (1128–2367) 539 (337–1106) 981 (539–2283) 1203 (661–1926) 2057 (1177–3137)
Azerbaijan 2502 (2033–3062) 3308 (2502–4978) 671 (424–1141) 1433 (671–3408) 2263 (1357–3466) 4505 (2338–7650)
Bangladesh 266 (206–327) 919 (531–1330) 81 (53–128) 365 (122–780) 224 (160–308) 965 (429–1569)
Belarus 2369 (1648–3243) 2802 (2369–3845) 1634 (952–2496) 5473 (2214–10 802) 1649 (1634–2507) 5496 (2390–10 802)
Belize 844 (703–1017) 1212 (844–1645) 578 (443–747) 834 (578–1391) 965 (711–1264) 1361 (862–2049)
Benin 232 (161–357) 352 (232–477) 133 (75–250) 167 (133–349) 276 (163–448) 326 (195–476)
Bhutan 940 (517–1558) 2379 (1364–3313) 728 (320–1349) 1420 (728–3316) 1826 (810–3360) 3078 (1541–4702)
Bolivia 943 (736–1252) 1126 (943–1596) 734 (533–1038) 962 (734–1836) 983 (734–1360) 1266 (773–1961)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2613 (1921–3416) 2613 (2613–3376) 2069 (1407–2847) 2362 (2069–4442) 2467 (2069–3005) 2782 (2069–4525)
Botswana 1878 (1452–2524) 2420 (1878–3756) 1152 (777–1780) 1677 (1152–3860) 2253 (1513–3184) 3145 (1923–5459)
Brazil 2770 (2150–3708) 2771 (2770–3774) 1572 (994–2509) 1644 (1572–2850) 3551 (2066–5144) 3660 (2306–5211)
Bulgaria 3870 (2896–5754) 3895 (3870–5805) 2412 (1516–4264) 2789 (2412–5934) 4102 (2762–5681) 4577 (3144–6558)
Burkina Faso 128 (101–168) 281 (178–393) 52 (37–62) 100 (52–189) 125 (70–202) 232 (121–367)
Burundi 104 (65–176) 127 (104–188) 36 (19–56) 53 (36–109) 64 (36–101) 90 (51–147)
Cambodia 642 (543–760) 1026 (642–1458) 162 (86–250) 367 (162–773) 522 (297–806) 1100 (551–1695)
Cameroon 190 (150–238) 469 (328–609) 48 (30–82) 98 (48–193) 218 (140–309) 428 (237–609)
Cape Verde 768 (523–1124) 1421 (902–1991) 532 (294–874) 1046 (532–2177) 895 (532–1461) 1642 (879–2554)
Central African Republic 58 (25–145) 64 (58–151) 5 (2–6) 21 (6–56) 9 (5–17) 34 (16–82)
Chad 138 (75–212) 358 (218–548) 74 (16–142) 183 (74–535) 155 (74–329) 321 (150–618)
China 5703 (3571–9218) 6658 (5703–9661) 4326 (2357–7776) 5429 (4326–12550) 9191 (6338–12763) 11233 (6662–16 657)
Colombia 2398 (1616–3727) 2555 (2398–3708) 1888 (1107–3215) 2573 (1888–5485) 2512 (1888–3379) 3316 (2108–5490)
Comoros 132 (96–184) 160 (132–214) 35 (19–65) 53 (35–121) 79 (45–126) 118 (67–176)
Congo (Brazzaville) 544 (394–736) 768 (544–1097) 461 (316–651) 658 (461–1397) 655 (461–1114) 871 (461–1433)
Costa Rica 3050 (2207–4077) 3087 (3050–4049) 2261 (1437–3273) 3393 (2261–6331) 2651 (2261–3468) 3885 (2338–6331)
Côte d'Ivoire 292 (246–352) 542 (367–736) 90 (63–132) 227 (100–449) 210 (130–316) 509 (274–773)
Cuba 3097 (2091–4454) 3113 (3097–4468) 2961 (1955–4323) 3063 (2961–4822) 3371 (2961–4284) 3470 (2961–4822)
DR Congo 83 (56–123) 176 (90–276) 28 (16–53) 42 (28–108) 106 (43–202) 141 (70–235)
Djibouti 842 (598–1324) 846 (842–1324) 579 (358–1057) 586 (579–1062) 811 (579–1119) 817 (579–1119)
Dominica 1092 (874–1406) 1533 (1092–2056) 802 (605–1106) 928 (802–1604) 1733 (1122–2473) 1945 (1283–2729)
Dominican Republic 1833 (1316–2498) 3071 (1877–4419) 1367 (861–2019) 3766 (1367–8015) 1651 (1367–2471) 4354 (2049–8015)
Ecuador 1935 (1534–2410) 1937 (1935–2403) 1035 (697–1466) 1416 (1035–2645) 1488 (1035–2078) 1966 (1231–2987)
Egypt 1212 (1070–1453) 1966 (1270–2607) 481 (384–708) 930 (481–1697) 1291 (821–1866) 2408 (1353–3493)
El Salvador 1520 (1089–2337) 1673 (1520–2292) 1136 (743–1953) 1136 (1136–1868) 3541 (2905–4166) 3541 (2905–4166)
Equatorial Guinea 1746 (1302–2291) 3905 (2057–7064) 1350 (927–1872) 2232 (1350–5465) 3964 (1545–7506) 5826 (2727–10 675)
Eritrea 84 (56–129) 190 (126–264) 22 (11–36) 30 (22–68) 121 (60–195) 152 (88–230)
Ethiopia 212 (153–311) 476 (241–843) 81 (59–113) 281 (85–691) 141 (81–262) 446 (164–913)
Federated States of Micronesia 767 (302–1703) 772 (767–1643) 53 (27–86) 58 (53–114) 404 (291–537) 431 (299–593)
Fiji 705 (630–804) 1399 (947–1901) 452 (401–525) 729 (452–1189) 1015 (712–1416) 1604 (965–2369)
Gabon 1336 (966–1900) 2075 (1344–2884) 1088 (723–1643) 1466 (1088–2956) 2099 (1220–3269) 2689 (1640–4001)
Georgia 1608 (1268–1972) 1694 (1608–2263) 380 (243–657) 718 (380–1709) 1069 (645–1673) 1893 (1042–2993)
Ghana 288 (214–381) 765 (451–1107) 178 (110–264) 330 (178–746) 465 (217–794) 783 (401–1279)
Grenada 1412 (1157–1755) 1928 (1412–2806) 729 (550–1051) 928 (729–1805) 1970 (1273–2837) 2447 (1548–3823)
Guatemala 715 (622–808) 1089 (734–1424) 275 (205–354) 747 (338–1306) 444 (323–607) 1182 (648–1702)
Guinea 165 (114–243) 214 (165–283) 66 (33–115) 101 (66–210) 119 (66–203) 170 (97–259)
Guinea-Bissau 115 (74–194) 221 (140–318) 3 (2–8) 18 (5–54) 42 (14–95) 173 (84–284)
Guyana 903 (733–1142) 1381 (931–1828) 523 (380–741) 877 (523–1625) 983 (598–1449) 1583 (925–2314)
Haiti 250 (178–385) 294 (250–410) 3 (1–7) 4 (3–14) 156 (120–199) 241 (141–362)
Honduras 716 (625–887) 800 (716–1074) 366 (302–529) 587 (366–1122) 516 (370–692) 805 (475–1243)
India 1138 (927–1488) 1822 (1138–2666) 505 (307–848) 959 (505–2112) 1234 (994–1518) 2226 (1135–3615)
Indonesia 793 (640–986) 2524 (1483–3592) 382 (252–565) 1216 (433–2529) 1078 (739–1491) 3259 (1561–5182)
Iran 2051 (1489–2709) 2341 (2051–3318) 980 (498–1554) 3011 (980–6876) 1125 (980–1669) 3319 (1516–6876)
Iraq 1230 (860–1897) 1740 (1230–2654) 783 (424–1444) 862 (783–1751) 2413 (1047–4132) 2598 (1409–4143)
Jamaica 1000 (748–1399) 1217 (1000–1759) 634 (386–1034) 813 (634–1713) 1130 (701–1617) 1416 (879–2165)
Jordan 1335 (1144–1565) 1632 (1335–2450) 901 (740–1118) 1426 (901–2576) 1266 (901–1893) 1930 (1152–3286)
Kazakhstan 2047 (1787–2500) 3972 (2466–5564) 1138 (896–1587) 3326 (1508–6221) 2010 (1296–2945) 5627 (2938–8574)
Kenya 286 (209–423) 490 (329–636) 112 (83–213) 195 (112–404) 266 (184–387) 452 (258–657)
Kyrgyzstan 384 (302–492) 514 (384–738) 202 (143–291) 409 (202–887) 262 (202–422) 502 (242–900)
Laos 285 (178–419) 1793 (908–2675) 127 (65–230) 267 (127–672) 1111 (705–1617) 2159 (1022–3587)
Lebanon 1895 (1458–2499) 2559 (1895–4858) 968 (603–1549) 2481 (968–6948) 1467 (968–2684) 3426 (1476–8244)
Lesotho 726 (464–1010) 729 (726–1003) 516 (294–757) 523 (516–773) 755 (523–987) 760 (527–987)
Liberia 276 (224–373) 277 (276–377) 5 (1–18) 8 (5–32) 81 (29–150) 112 (55–185)
Libya 979 (590–1637) 1142 (979–2158) 811 (441–1470) 868 (811–1962) 1875 (1256–2453) 1976 (1260–2949)
Macedonia 1742 (1549–1931) 2234 (1742–3016) 1080 (954–1211) 1895 (1080–2951) 1630 (1161–2328) 2803 (1652–4112)
Madagascar 73 (56–106) 193 (121–285) 28 (24–33) 144 (60–291) 32 (28–49) 160 (72–295)
Malawi 219 (160–320) 223 (219–327) 100 (77–135) 136 (100–260) 119 (100–181) 157 (100–262)
Malaysia 2528 (2099–3249) 5014 (3226–6840) 1428 (1126–2117) 2281 (1428–4204) 4856 (3393–6525) 7506 (4449–11 002)
Maldives 6070 (3725–9978) 6095 (6070–9722) 4823 (2464–8764) 4996 (4823–9589) 6896 (4823–9314) 7072 (4823–9811)
Mali 300 (231–402) 409 (300–554) 112 (67–191) 154 (112–321) 287 (167–426) 376 (203–560)
Marshall Islands 785 (448–1130) 788 (785–1111) 502 (228–729) 1293 (502–2853) 504 (502–729) 1294 (502–2853)
Mauritania 258 (193–366) 602 (378–820) 140 (89–244) 175 (140–376) 516 (271–801) 621 (360–885)
Mauritius 3459 (2435–5042) 4438 (3459–6149) 2308 (1365–3890) 4450 (2308–9867) 3498 (2714–4538) 6485 (3433–10 491)
Mexico 1726 (1403–2084) 2178 (1726–2889) 962 (672–1253) 1526 (962–2585) 1752 (1467–2084) 2714 (1695–3940)
Moldova 910 (755–1122) 928 (910–1220) 429 (332–579) 655 (429–1222) 596 (429–887) 881 (515–1432)
Mongolia 1685 (1177–2462) 2982 (1685–4412) 981 (566–1731) 1565 (981–3579) 2841 (1304–4932) 4136 (2112–6479)
Montenegro 2189 (1734–3138) 2394 (2189–3258) 1376 (942–2314) 1823 (1376–3803) 2348 (1879–2842) 3043 (2118–4445)
Morocco 1056 (945–1160) 1708 (1083–2472) 322 (248–382) 547 (322–968) 1241 (862–1692) 2050 (1140–3174)
Mozambique 117 (59–222) 267 (141–384) 18 (7–43) 20 (18–51) 257 (135–392) 274 (155–401)
Myanmar 979 (476–2210) 1987 (979–3099) 752 (269–2005) 1074 (752–3391) 1995 (1266–2630) 2597 (1400–4288)
Namibia 1929 (1590–2499) 1955 (1929–2563) 1200 (913–1752) 1308 (1200–2257) 2234 (1565–2902) 2392 (1635–3279)
Nepal 321 (263–388) 592 (383–840) 119 (93–160) 268 (120–517) 267 (152–438) 568 (295–914)
Nicaragua 830 (618–1005) 883 (830–1136) 459 (265–600) 1158 (495–2085) 468 (459–611) 1170 (532–2085)
Niger 98 (73–139) 159 (104–226) 40 (23–75) 40 (40–76) 162 (117–210) 163 (120–212)
Nigeria 343 (268–449) 877 (538–1202) 86 (36–177) 477 (113–1245) 204 (86–469) 921 (453–1441)
Pakistan 296 (237–383) 897 (579–1146) 142 (95–227) 330 (142–641) 429 (241–698) 934 (516–1324)
Panama 4569 (3750–5565) 4857 (4569–6570) 3432 (2676–4386) 5369 (3432–10 023) 4471 (3432–6044) 6806 (3664–10 906)
Papua New Guinea 224 (167–304) 465 (307–707) 166 (120–235) 236 (166–492) 312 (210–421) 432 (263–713)
Paraguay 1916 (1460–2827) 1916 (1916–2741) 1067 (665–1979) 1250 (1067–2870) 1696 (1067–2358) 1948 (1197–3121)
Peru 1276 (1032–1692) 2057 (1291–2807) 848 (635–1253) 2066 (880–3965) 1079 (848–1416) 2573 (1268–4033)
Philippines 787 (661–920) 1335 (866–1930) 340 (226–454) 979 (432–1864) 540 (401–705) 1514 (799–2396)
Romania 3500 (2608–4864) 3868 (3500–5144) 3041 (2162–4400) 4656 (3041–8158) 3655 (3041–5076) 5491 (3233–8320)
Russia 2665 (2416–3206) 3013 (2665–4031) 1413 (1281–1635) 1787 (1413–2841) 3268 (2198–4350) 4064 (2704–5923)
Rwanda 278 (188–448) 364 (278–545) 4 (1–13) 7 (4–25) 219 (130–345) 320 (177–518)
Saint Lucia 1340 (1086–1782) 1666 (1340–2423) 798 (574–1237) 821 (798–1404) 2537 (1790–3379) 2586 (1809–3419)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1506 (1106–2137) 1568 (1506–2142) 784 (442–1393) 1038 (784–2218) 1397 (888–2027) 1805 (1133–2683)
Samoa 555 (403–856) 766 (555–1077) 474 (333–775) 616 (474–1243) 656 (474–966) 823 (495–1279)
São Tomé and Príncipe 397 (262–608) 474 (397–648) 184 (113–281) 328 (184–720) 279 (184–516) 456 (233–732)
Senegal 182 (140–245) 345 (227–456) 85 (63–127) 134 (85–255) 194 (139–266) 298 (169–446)
Serbia 2319 (2113–2616) 2320 (2319–2618) 1434 (1287–1608) 1542 (1434–2096) 2416 (1998–2834) 2587 (2120–3411)
Sierra Leone 290 (227–423) 291 (290–419) 21 (12–34) 62 (21–167) 65 (26–134) 165 (50–322)
Solomon Islands 141 (82–230) 291 (176–419) 78 (41–131) 81 (78–139) 310 (208–426) 317 (213–427)
Somalia 42 (27–72) 74 (43–107) 10 (6–13) 37 (11–69) 13 (10–18) 47 (19–80)
South Africa 1815 (1555–2165) 1821 (1815–2174) 981 (751–1315) 1289 (981–2192) 1489 (1204–1794) 1930 (1340–2737)
South Sudan 145 (78–283) 256 (182–336) 41 (15–113) 41 (41–114) 291 (172–545) 298 (179–545)
Sri Lanka 1645 (1207–2289) 3323 (1964–4684) 1048 (617–1693) 3100 (1056–6644) 1664 (1048–2575) 4574 (2237–7322)
Sudan 594 (478–730) 741 (594–1017) 136 (81–198) 653 (192–1409) 179 (136–309) 790 (353–1409)
Suriname 1195 (856–1630) 2430 (1635–3257) 828 (500–1253) 2099 (828–5089) 1463 (828–2989) 3231 (1788–5337)
Swaziland 1467 (1062–2094) 1467 (1467–2111) 1036 (699–1614) 1119 (1036–2006) 1321 (1036–1815) 1411 (1036–2056)
Syria 926 (703–1274) 2077 (1242–2971) 492 (327–814) 747 (492–1698) 1852 (1060–2902) 2639 (1434–4162)
Tajikistan 398 (324–509) 439 (398–594) 160 (102–264) 232 (160–482) 283 (168–429) 395 (223–603)
Tanzania 308 (225–445) 507 (308–714) 106 (62–213) 200 (106–462) 271 (147–455) 474 (237–743)
Thailand 1689 (1315–2326) 3086 (2004–4388) 1392 (1023–2031) 2080 (1392–4139) 2910 (2187–3741) 4190 (2608–6445)
The Gambia 199 (134–326) 212 (199–315) 88 (68–118) 156 (88–292) 99 (88–152) 171 (91–292)
Togo 142 (113–187) 252 (162–358) 60 (38–99) 91 (60–192) 147 (72–244) 208 (115–316)
Tonga 553 (352–954) 740 (553–1027) 424 (244–814) 474 (424–973) 788 (424–1186) 854 (528–1219)
Tunisia 1390 (1195–1653) 1713 (1390–2380) 847 (672–1085) 1427 (847–2530) 1239 (960–1539) 2034 (1223–3157)
Turkey 2441 (2096–3065) 3421 (2441–4850) 1946 (1613–2570) 2103 (1946–3513) 4936 (3814–6212) 5322 (3921–7459)
Turkmenistan 1638 (1237–2191) 4423 (2345–7144) 1117 (730–1668) 2674 (1117–6216) 2927 (1491–4977) 6439 (2886–11 326)
Uganda 384 (307–489) 392 (384–506) 14 (5–31) 41 (14–116) 113 (68–169) 309 (148–496)
Ukraine 715 (557–899) 910 (715–1376) 343 (232–413) 625 (343–1221) 547 (354–814) 954 (517–1642)
Uzbekistan 1299 (931–1894) 1448 (1299–2093) 912 (564–1496) 945 (912–1712) 2017 (1191–2802) 2091 (1303–2902)
Vanuatu 283 (162–524) 348 (283–546) 197 (106–426) 287 (197–749) 236 (197–430) 335 (197–749)
Venezuela 1285 (1082–1528) 1931 (1285–2976) 463 (295–677) 1000 (463–2250) 1197 (626–1994) 2376 (1162–4193)
Vietnam 1545 (1121–2038) 1794 (1545–2466) 1040 (660–1509) 2078 (1040–4032) 1166 (1040–1599) 2279 (1113–4032)
Yemen 276 (197–400) 404 (276–548) 37 (10–85) 85 (37–228) 166 (107–239) 357 (192–538)
Zambia 345 (251–497) 622 (377–820) 153 (108–224) 319 (153–618) 309 (179–519) 604 (316–877)

Data in parentheses are uncertainty intervals. Data are 2015 purchasing power parity US$.