Afghanistan vs Chad: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Afghanistan
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 22.4% against 21.2% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Chad ranks 31st of 177 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 8.9% | 6.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 14.7% | 5.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 17.1% | 2.4% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Afghanistan or Chad?
- Chad, at 22.4% against 21.2% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Afghanistan and Chad?
- 1.2%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chad?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Chad rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd and Chad ranks 31st of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.