No | Country | Average annual income (US$) | Average monthly income (US$) | Source |
1 | Ethiopia | 5391 | 449 | HLMA, 2020 |
2 | Botswana | 68 601 | 5717 | SADC, 2019 |
3 | Eswatini | 31 959 | 2663 | SADC, 2019 |
4 | Ghana | 29 821 | 2485 | Estimated |
5 | Kenya | 49 800 | 4150 | HRH strategy, 2019 |
6 | Namibia | 71 841 | 5987 | HLMA, 2019 |
7 | Seychelles | 63 303 | 5275 | NHWA, 2020 |
8 | Sierra Leone | 28 720 | 2393 | HLMA, 2019 |
9 | Zambia | 26 450 | 2204 | NHWA, 2019 |
Mean | 41 765 | 3480 | ||
Lowest | 5391 | 449 | ||
Highest | 71 841 | 5987 |
HLMA, health labour market analysis; HRH, human resource for health; NHWA, national health workforce account; SADC, Southern Africa Development Community.