Djibouti vs Qatar: Current health expenditure
Djibouti
2.3%
in 2023
Qatar
2.5%
in 2023
Djibouti rank
190th
Qatar rank
187th
Current health expenditure over time
- Djibouti
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 190th and Qatar ranks 187th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 1.3% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Djibouti or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Djibouti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Djibouti and Qatar?
- 0.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Qatar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Qatar rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Djibouti ranks 190th and Qatar ranks 187th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.