Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 3.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current health expenditure in Eritrea is 3.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Eritrea peaked at 7.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2023.
That places Eritrea 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -23.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +32.8% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -4.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 3.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.9%, 76% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 3.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.4%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Eritrea?
- Current health expenditure in Eritrea was 3.7% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2023.
- How does Eritrea rank for current health expenditure?
- Eritrea ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.