Health spending as a share of total government spending in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 6.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Côte d'Ivoire, 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 Côte d'Ivoire stood at 6.6%.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 7.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2006.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 150th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Côte d'Ivoire was 6.6% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2006.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 150th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.