External health expenditure channeled through government in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: External health expenditure channeled through government was 18.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 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
Bolivia, Plurinational State of recorded 18.8% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.1% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 84.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2018.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 108th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.1% | — |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 60.6% | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 38.1% | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 38.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -62.0% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | +535.7% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +48.1% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -75.1% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 18.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 18.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +535.7% | 12.4% | 79.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 57.3% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 11.6% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 18.8% | 79.1% | 4 |
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More health data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 18.8% 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2018.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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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