Chad — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Chad, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Chad was 5.00% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.60% in 2002. The lowest was 2.67% in 2012 (about 1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.75% per year.
Chad ranks 124 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 66%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Chad sits above it. It peaked in 2002 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 69%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 20 of 46 economies; Sierra Leone (4.72%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 37% in 2002. That is 34% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 93 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 120th of 184 in 2000 → 170th of 188 in 2010 → 150th of 189 in 2020 → 123rd of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5% | +0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 4.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 3.97% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 4.35% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.29% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 3.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 3.71% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 2.96% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 2.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 2.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 3.09% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 3.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 3.16% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 3.47% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 3.73% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.73% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 4.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 4.25% | -1.4 pp |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 4.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 4.21% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Chad’s Health spending in 2001?
4.08% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Chad’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +18.8% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 5%; 2022: 4.16%; 2021: 3.97%; 2020: 4.35%; 2019: 3.38%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.