Health spending as a share of total government spending in Djibouti
Djibouti: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 4.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Djibouti is 4.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Djibouti peaked at 8.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2021.
That places Djibouti 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.1% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -33.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +53.7% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Djibouti?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Djibouti was 4.9% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2021.
- How does Djibouti rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Djibouti ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.