Togo — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Togo, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Togo was 6.11% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 6.59% in 2016. The lowest was 3.33% in 2000 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.67% per year.
Togo ranks 100 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 53%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.48%, so Togo sits above it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 7% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 28%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 14 of 46 economies; Zambia (5.98%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 27% in 2015. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 26 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 150th of 184 in 2000 → 138th of 188 in 2010 → 103rd of 189 in 2020 → 99th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.11% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 6.24% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 5.62% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 6.19% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 5.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 6.16% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 6.59% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 6.25% | +1.3 pp |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 4.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.64% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 4.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.33% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 3.93% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 3.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.68% | -0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 4.31% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 3.98% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 3.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 3.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 3.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 3.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Togo’s Health spending in 2001?
3.44% (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 Togo’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +83.2% in total — about 2.7% 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: 6.11%; 2022: 6.24%; 2021: 5.62%; 2020: 6.19%; 2019: 5.91%. 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.