Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Chad
Chad: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 5.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Chad, 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 Chad is 5.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 20.2% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Chad peaked at 5.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2012.
Chad ranks 127th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More health data for Chad
- Population ages 15-64, male 5.44 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 229,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 223,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 237,237 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 52.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 230,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 239,256 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 245,807 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 216,618 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 51.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Chad?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Chad was 5.0% 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2012.
- How does Chad rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Chad ranks 127th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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).