External health expenditure in Chad
Chad: External health expenditure was 22.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Chad, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
Chad recorded 22.4% for external health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 179.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Chad peaked at 22.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2002.
Chad ranks 31st of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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% |
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
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 25.1% compare
- 29 Djibouti 23.6% compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 22.9% compare
- 32 Afghanistan 21.2% compare
- 33 Yemen 21.1% compare
- 34 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 in Chad?
- External health expenditure in Chad was 22.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2002.
- How does Chad rank for external health expenditure?
- Chad ranks 31st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.