Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 2.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ethiopia is 2.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 5.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 185th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ethiopia?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Ethiopia was 2.8% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).