External health expenditure channeled through government in Bhutan
Bhutan: External health expenditure channeled through government was 45.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
External health expenditure channeled through government in Bhutan, 2000–2023
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
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Bhutan stood at 45.5%.
That represents a change of down 48.6% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Bhutan peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2021.
Bhutan ranks 68th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 35.5% | -64.5% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | +55.6% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | +24.5% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -62.5% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +59.8% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 67.9% | +99.3% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +34.1% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | -40.5% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +52.1% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | -57.4% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +65.9% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | -29.0% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -73.7% |
| 2022 | 88.5% | +706.2% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | -48.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 45.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 45.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 45.5%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +706.2% | 11.0% | 88.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 25.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 42.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 11.0% | 88.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Bhutan?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Bhutan was 45.5% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- How does Bhutan rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Bhutan ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.