External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Togo
Togo: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 20.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.0%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
37th
of 194 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2022
All-time low
3.3%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Togo, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Togo stood at 20.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Togo peaked at 20.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2000.
That places Togo 37th 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +34.7% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +43.1% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +61.1% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +26.5% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -36.7% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | +65.5% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -3.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 20.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 20.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 3.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 5.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 15.1% | 20.6% | 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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Togo?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Togo was 20.0% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Togo ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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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