External health expenditure in Djibouti
Djibouti: External health expenditure was 23.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, external health expenditure in Djibouti stood at 23.6%.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure in Djibouti peaked at 44.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2011.
Djibouti ranks 29th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | 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 11.8%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 23.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1%, 20.6× 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
- 26 Ethiopia 26.9% compare
- 27 Comoros 26.8% compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 25.1% compare
- 30 Marshall Islands 22.9% compare
- 31 Chad 22.4% compare
- 32 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 in Djibouti?
- External health expenditure in Djibouti was 23.6% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2011.
- How does Djibouti rank for external health expenditure?
- Djibouti ranks 29th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure 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 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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About this data
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.