Public healthcare spending share gdp in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 0.6142 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.6142
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
182nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.28
in 2003
All-time low
0.3812
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Ethiopia, 2000–2023

0.511.522.52000201120232000: 1.82001: 22002: 2.12003: 2.32004: 1.32005: 1.72006: 1.12007: 1.32008: 0.5142009: 0.9072010: 0.9442011: 0.3812012: 1.12013: 1.12014: 0.7152015: 0.9652016: 0.92017: 0.8612018: 0.7662019: 0.7312020: 0.9832021: 0.9792022: 0.7212023: 0.614

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public healthcare spending share gdp in Ethiopia is 0.6142, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 2.28 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3812, in 2011.

That places Ethiopia 182nd out of 193 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.

Public healthcare spending share gdp in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1.8
2001 2.02 +12.0%
2002 2.08 +3.3%
2003 2.28 +9.4%
2004 1.33 -41.8%
2005 1.73 +30.4%
2006 1.12 -35.2%
2007 1.33 +19.0%
2008 0.5142 -61.4%
2009 0.907 +76.4%
2010 0.944 +4.1%
2011 0.3812 -59.6%
2012 1.07 +179.8%
2013 1.1 +3.1%
2014 0.7148 -35.0%
2015 0.9654 +35.1%
2016 0.9 -6.8%
2017 0.8613 -4.3%
2018 0.7664 -11.0%
2019 0.7309 -4.6%
2020 0.9828 +34.5%
2021 0.9793 -0.4%
2022 0.7208 -26.4%
2023 0.6142 -14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.51 0.5142 2.28 10
2010s 0.843 0.3812 1.1 10
2020s 0.8243 0.6142 0.9828 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 179 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6899 compare
  2. 180 Togo 0.6806 compare
  3. 181 Cameroon 0.6692 compare
  4. 183 Nigeria 0.6009 compare
  5. 184 Sudan 0.5915 compare
  6. 185 Somalia 0.5304 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in Ethiopia?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in Ethiopia was 0.6142 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 2.28 in 2003.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3812 in 2011.
How does Ethiopia rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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