Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of total government spending on essential … health was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Ethiopia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Ethiopia is 5.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Ethiopia peaked at 6.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.
Ethiopia ranks 111th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8% | — |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +345.2% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +105.5% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +14.4% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -22.8% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +55.2% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +45.6% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -6.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 5.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.3%, 84% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 5.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.4%, 63% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … health in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +345.2% | 0.7% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.7% | 6.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 5 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Ethiopia was 5.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Ethiopia ranks 111th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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