Low & middle income vs Sierra Leone: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Low & middle income
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 28.5% against 1.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 27.2%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 22.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 42 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 15.2% | 13.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 35.2% | 33.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 28.2% | 26.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Low & middle income or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 28.5% against 1.3% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Low & middle income and Sierra Leone?
- 27.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Low & middle income and Sierra Leone rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Low & middle income ranks 24th and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd 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.