Afghanistan vs World: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Afghanistan
- World
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.2% against 0.3% in World, a difference of 20.9%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 72.9 times World's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 32nd and World ranks 33rd of 177 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 0.2% | 14.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 0.3% | 19.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 0.3% | 19.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Afghanistan or World?
- Afghanistan, at 21.2% against 0.3% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Afghanistan and World?
- 20.9%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and World?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and World rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd and World ranks 33rd of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure (% of current 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 current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.