Ethiopia vs Uganda: Health expenditure

Ethiopia
1.41 billion current US$
in 2011
Uganda
1.59 billion current US$
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
15th
Uganda rank
13th

Health expenditure over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.59 billion current US$ against 1.41 billion current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 181.11 million current US$.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 13th of 52 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 260.40 million current US$ 352.56 million current US$ 92.15 million current US$ Uganda
2000s 638.25 million current US$ 806.96 million current US$ 168.71 million current US$ Uganda
2010s 1.35 billion current US$ 1.58 billion current US$ 236.84 million current US$ Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher health expenditure, Ethiopia or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.59 billion current US$ against 1.41 billion current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in health expenditure between Ethiopia and Uganda?
181.11 million current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for health expenditure?
Ethiopia ranks 15th and Uganda ranks 13th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Health expenditure (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 967 data points, 1995–2011
Last refreshed

World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).