Samoa vs East Timor: External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)
External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) over time
- Samoa
- East Timor
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 16.5% against 15.3% in East Timor, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 44th and East Timor ranks 47th of 177 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 33.5% | 18.6% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 33.4% | 19.2% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 26.7% | 11.2% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure, Samoa or East Timor?
- Samoa, at 16.5% against 15.3% in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure between Samoa and East Timor?
- 1.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and East Timor?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and East Timor rank globally for external health expenditure?
- Samoa ranks 44th and East Timor 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.