Costa Rica vs Egypt: External health expenditure channeled through government
Costa Rica
97.9%
in 2023
Egypt
92.1%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
12th
Egypt rank
15th
External health expenditure channeled through government over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 97.9% against 92.1% in Egypt, a difference of 5.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 12th and Egypt ranks 15th of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 33.2% | 7.1% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 71.6% | 64.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 81.8% | 12.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure channeled through government, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 97.9% against 92.1% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure channeled through government between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 5.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Costa Rica ranks 12th and Egypt ranks 15th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.