Total health spending per person in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total health spending per person was 85.73 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total health spending per person in Ethiopia is 85.73 current international $, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Ethiopia peaked at 85.73 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.68 current international $, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 188th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.68 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 24.05 current international $ | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 23.99 current international $ | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 24.15 current international $ | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 24.08 current international $ | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 25.63 current international $ | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 30.89 current international $ | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 38.52 current international $ | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 36.16 current international $ | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 41.76 current international $ | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 54.44 current international $ | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 49.07 current international $ | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 53.52 current international $ | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 51.06 current international $ | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 59.89 current international $ | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 62.42 current international $ | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 66.88 current international $ | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 69.23 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 69.22 current international $ | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.72 current international $ | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 83.77 current international $ | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 83.03 current international $ | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.16 current international $ | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 85.73 current international $ | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.99 current international $ | 20.68 current international $ | 41.76 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.84 current international $ | 49.07 current international $ | 72.72 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.42 current international $ | 81.16 current international $ | 85.73 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 185 Burundi 100.06 current international $ compare
- 186 Gambia 94.13 current international $ compare
- 187 Eritrea 86.56 current international $ compare
- 189 Niger 76.49 current international $ compare
- 190 Madagascar 62.84 current international $ compare
- 191 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 57.76 current international $ compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Ethiopia?
- Total health spending per person in Ethiopia was 85.73 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.73 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.68 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total health spending per person?
- Ethiopia ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.