Health spending as a share of total government spending in Togo
Togo: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 2.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Togo, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Togo recorded 2.6% for health spending as a share of total government spending in 2023.
The figure is down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Togo peaked at 7.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2000.
Togo ranks 189th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +55.9% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -23.9% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +51.5% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Togo?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Togo was 2.6% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Togo ranks 189th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Togo 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.