Chad vs Upper middle income: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Chad
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Chad currently reports 22.4% against 0.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Chad's figure about 119.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 34th of 177 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 0.8% | 7.0% | Chad |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 0.4% | 14.3% | Chad |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 0.2% | 16.8% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Chad or Upper middle income?
- Chad, at 22.4% against 0.2% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Chad and Upper middle income?
- 22.2%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Upper middle income rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Chad ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 34th 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.