Current health expenditure in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Current health expenditure was 2.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Current health expenditure in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 2.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Ethiopia peaked at 5.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2023.
That places Ethiopia 183rd 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 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Ethiopia?
- Current health expenditure in Ethiopia was 2.8% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for current health expenditure?
- Ethiopia ranks 183rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.