Nepal vs Palestine: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Nepal
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 8.7% against 6.9% in Nepal, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palestine ahead.
Nepal ranks 67th and Palestine ranks 64th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 20.3% | 1.0% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 17.3% | 4.2% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 12.3% | 2.3% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Nepal or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 8.7% against 6.9% in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Nepal and Palestine?
- 1.8%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Palestine?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Palestine rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Nepal ranks 67th and Palestine ranks 64th 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.