Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 2.8 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare expenditure 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 expenditure gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 5.47 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 expenditure gdp in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.37 | — |
| 2001 | 4.72 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 4.71 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.31 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 4.46 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 5 | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 4.28 | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 4.65 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 5.47 | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 4.47 | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 4.54 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.08 | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 4.03 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.82 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.45 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.3 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.24 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.48 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 3.21 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 2.85 | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 2.8 | -1.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 2.8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.86, 58% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 2.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.42, 63% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.55 | 4.1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 3.24 | 5.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.09 | 2.8 | 3.48 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare expenditure gdp in Ethiopia?
- Total healthcare expenditure gdp in Ethiopia was 2.8 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 in 2010.
- What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 185th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare expenditure 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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