Niger vs Timor-Leste: External health expenditure
External health expenditure over time
- Niger
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 15.3% against 14.6% in Niger, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 50th and Timor-Leste ranks 47th of 177 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 33.5% | 22.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 33.4% | 19.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 26.7% | 11.0% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Niger or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 15.3% against 14.6% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Niger and Timor-Leste?
- 0.7%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Timor-Leste?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Timor-Leste rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Niger ranks 50th and Timor-Leste ranks 47th 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.