Eswatini vs Low & middle income: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Eswatini
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 28.4% against 1.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 27.1%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 22.6 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 177 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 1.9% | 16.6% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 1.5% | 28.1% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 1.3% | 23.6% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Eswatini or Low & middle income?
- Eswatini, at 28.4% against 1.3% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Eswatini and Low & middle income?
- 27.1%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Low & middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Low & middle income rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Eswatini ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 24th 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.