Ethiopia's external health expenditure per capita (current US$) was US$9.35 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 108.58% from US$4.48 in 2013 (7.63% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$9.35 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$8.5 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$4.48 | 2013 |
| Highest | US$9.74 | 2020 |
| Lowest | US$0.65 | 2002 |
| Average since 2014 | US$7.35 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$0.86 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Ethiopia's external health expenditure per capita (current US$) rose US$2.5 on 2022 (from US$6.85 to US$9.35).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$0.27 and a typical year strayed about US$1.22 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$3.62 in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was US$2.37 in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$0.44 a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Ethiopia had the 76th highest value of the 160 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | US$9.35 | 2023 |
| World | US$3.58 | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$12.26 | 2023 |
| Low income | US$11.98 | 2023 |
Closest to Ethiopia in the 2023 ranking
- Tunisia — 73rd of 160: US$9.97
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 74th of 160: US$9.89
- Moldova — 75th of 160: US$9.5
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 77th of 160: US$8.67
- Sri Lanka — 78th of 160: US$8.11
- Eritrea — 79th of 160: US$8.06
What this measures
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | External health expenditure per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.35 |
| 2022 | 6.85 |
| 2021 | 7.38 |
| 2020 | 9.74 |
| 2019 | 8.9 |
| 2018 | 8.5 |
| 2017 | 8.55 |
| 2016 | 4.93 |
| 2015 | 4.24 |
| 2014 | 5.06 |
| 2013 |
External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$5.45 (2023)
- Benin — US$17.88 (2023)
- Botswana — US$31.99 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — US$15.01 (2023)
- Burundi — US$16.16 (2023)
- Cabo Verde — US$31.9 (2023)
- Cameroon — US$11.63 (2023)
- Central African Republic — US$21.46 (2023)
- Chad — US$10.6 (2023)
- Comoros
More health data for Ethiopia
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 14.21% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 25.76 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 38.11% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 26.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 39.45% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 52.54 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 38.78% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.7% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Ethiopia's external health expenditure per capita (current US$)?
- US$9.35 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 987.44% from US$0.86 in 2000 (10.93% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$9.74 in 2020 and the lowest US$0.65 in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank?
- 76th highest of 160 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in external health expenditure per capita (current US$) unusual for Ethiopia?
- In 2023, Ethiopia's external health expenditure per capita (current US$) rose US$2.5 on 2022 (from US$6.85 to US$9.35). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +US$0.27 and a typical year strayed about US$1.22 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.XPD.EHEX.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: http://apps.who.int/nha/database Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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