Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Togo
Togo: Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure was 64.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
64.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 194 countries
All-time high
81.6%
in 2000
All-time low
57.3%
in 2014
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Togo, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Togo stood at 64.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Togo peaked at 81.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2014.
Togo ranks 12th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.6% | — |
| 2001 | 80.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 62.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 62.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 61.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +0.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 64.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 64.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.4%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.2% | 65.4% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 57.3% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 64.2% | 69.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 9 Cameroon 67.7% compare
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 66.0% compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 64.6% compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 64.1% compare
- 14 Liberia 63.2% compare
- 15 Tajikistan 62.4% compare
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % 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 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Togo?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure in Togo was 64.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2014.
- How does Togo rank for out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure?
- Togo ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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