External health expenditure per capita in Chad
Chad: External health expenditure per capita was 10.6 current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure per capita in Chad, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Chad recorded 10.6 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 243.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Chad peaked at 10.6 current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3626 current US$, in 2000.
That places Chad 69th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure per capita in Chad, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3626 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 0.4201 current US$ | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4784 current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 3.03 current US$ | +534.0% |
| 2004 | 2.89 current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.14 current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 3.77 current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 2.14 current US$ | -43.1% |
| 2008 | 2.16 current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.83 current US$ | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1 current US$ | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 4.76 current US$ | +127.2% |
| 2012 | 3.92 current US$ | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 3.09 current US$ | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 4.59 current US$ | +48.6% |
| 2015 | 5.77 current US$ | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 7.25 current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 5.97 current US$ | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 6.03 current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 5.78 current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 6.07 current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 4.21 current US$ | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 7.52 current US$ | +78.7% |
| 2023 | 10.6 current US$ | +41.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 10.6 current US$ is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.39 current US$, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 10.6 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.24 current US$, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure per capita in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +534.0% | 0.4784 current US$ | 3.03 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.12 current US$ | 0.3626 current US$ | 3.77 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.93 current US$ | 2.1 current US$ | 7.25 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1 current US$ | 4.21 current US$ | 10.6 current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 66 Cyprus 11.05 current US$ compare
- 67 South Africa 11.04 current US$ compare
- 68 Guinea 10.76 current US$ compare
- 70 Bhutan 10.45 current US$ compare
- 71 Cote d'Ivoire 10.38 current US$ compare
- 72 Sierra Leone 10.19 current US$ 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 per capita in Chad?
- External health expenditure per capita in Chad was 10.6 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6 current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3626 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Chad rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Chad ranks 69th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 243.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.