Capital health expenditure in Togo
Togo: Capital health expenditure was 1.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Togo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, capital health expenditure in Togo stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 4,775.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Togo peaked at 1.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Togo ranks 4th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +32.1% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -75.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +340.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -98.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +267.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +471.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -18.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +197.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 4.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Togo's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 4.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +471.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2009 | +340.7% | 0.4% | 1.6% |
| 2013 | +267.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Togo?
- Capital health expenditure in Togo was 1.0% in 2021, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Togo rank for capital health expenditure?
- Togo ranks 4th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,775.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.