Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Ethiopia

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Ethiopia in 2023 — 2.8%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.56 pp.

2023 2.8% −0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 182of 192
Period maximum 5.47%2010
Period minimum 2.8%2023

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Ethiopia, 2000–2023234562000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 4.37%2001: 4.72%2002: 4.71%2003: 4.9%2004: 4.31%2005: 4.1%2006: 4.46%2007: 5%2008: 4.28%2009: 4.65%2010: 5.47%2011: 4.47%2012: 4.54%2013: 4.08%2014: 4.03%2015: 3.82%2016: 3.6%2017: 3.45%2018: 3.3%2019: 3.24%2020: 3.48%2021: 3.21%2022: 2.85%2023: 2.8%
Change over the period: −1.56 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Ethiopia 2.8%
World 10.06%
Eastern Africa computed 4%
Low-income countries computed 4.55%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 2.8 −0.05 pp
2022 2.85 −0.35 pp
2021 3.21 −0.27 pp
2020 3.48 +0.24 pp
2019 3.24 −0.06 pp
2018 3.3 −0.15 pp
2017 3.45 −0.15 pp
2016 3.6 −0.22 pp
2015 3.82 −0.21 pp
2014 4.03 −0.04 pp
2013 4.08 −0.46 pp
2012 4.54 +0.07 pp
2011 4.47 −1 pp
2010 5.47 +0.82 pp
2009 4.65 +0.37 pp
2008 4.28 −0.72 pp
2007 5 +0.54 pp
2006 4.46 +0.36 pp
2005 4.1 −0.21 pp
2004 4.31 −0.59 pp
2003 4.9 +0.19 pp
2002 4.71 −0.01 pp
2001 4.72 +0.36 pp
2000 4.37

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

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