Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Togo
Togo: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 11.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Togo, 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 Togo is 11.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Togo peaked at 25.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2000.
That places Togo 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Togo, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | +49.2% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -27.3% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -32.6% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | +4.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 11.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 11.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.1%, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +49.2% | 17.4% | 25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 8.7% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 14.8% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.9% | 14.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More health data for Togo
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0681 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Togo?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Togo was 11.1% 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Togo ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.