Private health expenditure per person in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Private health expenditure per person was 43.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 43.9 for private health expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Ethiopia peaked at 43.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.79, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 174th out of 193 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.
Private health expenditure per person in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.79 | — |
| 2001 | 9.68 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 10.35 | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 9.5 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 9.54 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.13 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 13.13 | +43.9% |
| 2007 | 15.41 | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 14.91 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 19.59 | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 26.29 | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 26.47 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 25.99 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 25.4 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 35.24 | +38.8% |
| 2015 | 35.26 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.63 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 27.49 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 28.14 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 31.36 | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 31.26 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 34.19 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 40.11 | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 43.9 | +9.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 43.9 is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.17, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 43.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.56, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12 | 8.79 | 19.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.83 | 25.4 | 36.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.37 | 31.26 | 43.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Ethiopia?
- Private health expenditure per person in Ethiopia was 43.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.79 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Ethiopia ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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