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.
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
More health data for Ethiopia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1.72 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 39.35 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 52.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1.84 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1.78 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1.57 million (2025)
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).