Domestic general government health expenditure in Togo
Togo: Domestic general government health expenditure was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Togo, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure in Togo stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Togo peaked at 1.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Togo ranks 180th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +64.6% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -38.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.2%, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 4 |
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 domestic general government health expenditure in Togo?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Togo was 0.7% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Togo ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.