Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Costa Rica
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 141st and United Kingdom ranks 144th of 177 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Costa Rica or United Kingdom?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0% against 0.0% in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Costa Rica ranks 141st and United Kingdom ranks 144th 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.