Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eritrea
Eritrea: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 23.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eritrea, 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
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eritrea is 23.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eritrea peaked at 35.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2006.
That places Eritrea 166th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.6% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -28.2% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -44.1% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | +92.9% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -21.5% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -29.1% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +42.5% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -26.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -39.3% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 11.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 13.1% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 19.5% | 23.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eritrea?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Eritrea was 23.1% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2006.
- How does Eritrea rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Eritrea ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.