Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 16.1 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 16.1 for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.4% on the previous year and up 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ethiopia peaked at 16.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 168th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9 | — |
| 2001 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.93 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.97 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.03 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.27 | +60.8% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 5.02 | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 6.29 | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 6.84 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 6.81 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.43 | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 8.17 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 8.31 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.53 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 8.63 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.32 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 8.35 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 9.81 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 9.35 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 9.65 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 12.07 | +25.1% |
| 2023 | 16.1 | +33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.06 | 1.9 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.22 | 6.81 | 9.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.79 | 9.35 | 16.1 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.99 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,632 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.9299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ethiopia?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Ethiopia was 16.1 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Ethiopia ranks 168th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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