Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Yemen: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 21.1% against 0.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 20.8%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 61.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Yemen ranks 33rd of 42 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.7% | 2.0% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 6.7% | 6.2% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 18.2% | 17.8% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 21.1% against 0.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 20.8%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Yemen ranks 33rd of 42 groups.
- 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.