Luxembourg vs Maldives: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Luxembourg
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.5% against 1.2% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 96th and Maldives ranks 93rd of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 5.5% | 4.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Luxembourg or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 1.5% against 1.2% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Luxembourg and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Maldives?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Maldives rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Luxembourg ranks 96th and Maldives ranks 93rd 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.