Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chad
Chad: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 25.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chad, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chad stood at 25.2%.
The figure is up 13.4% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chad peaked at 38.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2020.
That places Chad 164th 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 spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 34.9% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | -25.5% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +46.3% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 19.6% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 14.2% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 12.7% | 25.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chad?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Chad was 25.2% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2020.
- How does Chad rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Chad ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.