Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Djibouti
Djibouti: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Djibouti, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Djibouti stood at 2.3%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Djibouti peaked at 4.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2023.
That places Djibouti 192nd out of 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 189 Qatar 2.5% compare
- 190 Pakistan 2.5% compare
- 191 Guyana 2.5% compare
- 193 Brunei Darussalam 2.2% compare
- 194 Bangladesh 2.2% compare
- 195 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.3% compare
More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0134 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Djibouti?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Djibouti was 2.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2023.
- How does Djibouti rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Djibouti ranks 192nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).