Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Djibouti
Djibouti: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 46.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Djibouti, 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 Djibouti stood at 46.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Djibouti peaked at 63.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2021.
That places Djibouti 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.5% | — |
| 2001 | 39.1% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -41.8% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +58.4% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +9.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 46.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 46.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.1%, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 34.3% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 46.2% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 26.7% | 46.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Djibouti?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Djibouti was 46.1% 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 Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2021.
- How does Djibouti rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Djibouti ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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.