Benin vs IDA blend: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Benin
- IDA blend
How they compare
Benin currently reports 38.4% against 11.4% in IDA blend, a difference of 27.0%.
That makes Benin's figure about 3.4 times IDA blend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IDA blend ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and IDA blend ranks 13th of 177 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | IDA blend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 7.1% | 8.1% | Benin |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 10.4% | 16.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 10.7% | 19.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Benin or IDA blend?
- Benin, at 38.4% against 11.4% in IDA blend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Benin and IDA blend?
- 27.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and IDA blend?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and IDA blend rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Benin ranks 15th and IDA blend ranks 13th 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.