Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Eritrea

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Eritrea in 2023 — 0.85%. Ranked 172 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.2 pp.

2023 0.85% −0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 172of 192
Period maximum 2.12%2002
Period minimum 0.51%2014

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Eritrea, 2000–202301232000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 2.05%2001: 1.79%2002: 2.12%2003: 1.67%2004: 1.56%2005: 0.85%2006: 0.82%2007: 1.21%2008: 1.65%2009: 1.07%2010: 1.01%2011: 0.77%2012: 0.79%2013: 0.78%2014: 0.51%2015: 0.74%2016: 0.73%2017: 1.01%2018: 0.63%2019: 0.74%2020: 0.84%2021: 0.89%2022: 0.9%2023: 0.85%
Change over the period: −1.2 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 0.85%
World 6.14%
Eastern Africa computed 1.28%
Low-income countries computed 0.92%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 0.85 −0.05 pp
2022 0.9 +0.01 pp
2021 0.89 +0.05 pp
2020 0.84 +0.1 pp
2019 0.74 +0.12 pp
2018 0.63 −0.38 pp
2017 1.01 +0.27 pp
2016 0.73 −0 pp
2015 0.74 +0.23 pp
2014 0.51 −0.26 pp
2013 0.78 −0.01 pp
2012 0.79 +0.03 pp
2011 0.77 −0.24 pp
2010 1.01 −0.06 pp
2009 1.07 −0.58 pp
2008 1.65 +0.43 pp
2007 1.21 +0.4 pp
2006 0.82 −0.03 pp
2005 0.85 −0.71 pp
2004 1.56 −0.11 pp
2003 1.67 −0.45 pp
2002 2.12 +0.33 pp
2001 1.79 −0.26 pp
2000 2.05

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.