External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Djibouti
Djibouti: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 23.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.6%
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
30th
of 194 countries
All-time high
44.7%
in 2021
All-time low
11.3%
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Djibouti stood at 23.6%.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Djibouti peaked at 44.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2011.
That places Djibouti 30th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +103.1% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -33.8% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -35.4% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | +63.8% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +73.8% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +113.8% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -39.2% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -13.1% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 23.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 23.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%, 33.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 11.8% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 11.3% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 20.9% | 44.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 27 Ethiopia 26.9% compare
- 28 Comoros 26.8% compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 25.1% compare
- 31 Marshall Islands 22.9% compare
- 32 Chad 22.4% compare
- 33 Afghanistan 21.2% compare
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5299 % 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 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5304 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Djibouti?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Djibouti was 23.6% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2011.
- How does Djibouti rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Djibouti ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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