External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Chad
Chad: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 22.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Chad, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Chad recorded 22.4% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 179.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Chad peaked at 22.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2002.
That places Chad 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +533.9% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -38.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -43.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +114.5% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -26.2% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +36.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +56.8% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +32.9% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -30.4% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +67.3% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +19.4% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 22.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 27.7%, 81% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 22.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Chad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +533.9% | 2.7% | 16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 2.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 5.9% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 11.2% | 22.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 25.1% compare
- 30 Djibouti 23.6% compare
- 31 Marshall Islands 22.9% compare
- 33 Afghanistan 21.2% compare
- 34 Yemen 21.1% compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 20.9% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Chad?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Chad was 22.4% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2002.
- How does Chad rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Chad ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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