Health spending as a share of total government spending in Chad
Chad: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Chad, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Chad stood at 7.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Chad peaked at 15.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2010.
That places Chad 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +67.4% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -42.5% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +27.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +42.7% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +28.7% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 3.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 4 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Chad?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Chad was 7.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2010.
- How does Chad rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Chad ranks 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.