External health expenditure channeled through government in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: External health expenditure channeled through government was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0%
World rank
129th
of 164 countries
All-time high
53.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.0%
in 2022
Years of data
19
2005–2023
External health expenditure channeled through government in Afghanistan, 2005–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Afghanistan peaked at 53.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Afghanistan ranks 129th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.5% | — |
| 2006 | 30.9% | +58.4% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | +70.9% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | -59.9% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | +56.3% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +36.0% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +41.5% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -69.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.0%. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.2%. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 19.5% | 53.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 21.3% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 0.0% | 31.0% | 4 |
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- 129 Austria 0.0%
- 129 Bahamas 0.0%
- 129 Bahrain 0.0%
- 129 Brunei Darussalam 0.0%
- 129 Canada 0.0%
- 129 Chile 0.0%
- 129 Denmark 0.0%
- 129 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 129 Hungary 0.0%
- 129 Iceland 0.0%
- 129 Ireland 0.0%
- 129 Japan 0.0%
- 129 Korea 0.0%
- 129 Kuwait 0.0%
- 129 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 129 Netherlands 0.0%
- 129 Norway 0.0%
- 129 Oman 0.0%
- 129 Qatar 0.0%
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- 129 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 129 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
- 129 United States of America 0.0%
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Afghanistan?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Afghanistan was 0.0% in 2023, according to Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Afghanistan ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.