Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Ethiopia is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Ethiopia peaked at 2.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
Ethiopia ranks 183rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -41.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +30.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -61.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +76.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -59.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +179.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +35.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -26.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -14.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 66% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +179.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % 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 domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Ethiopia?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Ethiopia was 0.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Ethiopia ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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