Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Chad
Chad: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 5.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Chad, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Chad recorded 5.0% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Chad peaked at 5.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.
That places Chad 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +37.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +20.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 5.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 5.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Chad?
- Current health expenditure in Chad was 5.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
- How does Chad rank for current health expenditure?
- Chad ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.