External health expenditure channeled through government in Egypt
Egypt: External health expenditure channeled through government was 92.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Egypt, 2003–2023
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 Egypt stood at 92.1%.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 104.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Egypt peaked at 96.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2003.
Egypt ranks 15th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.5% | — |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +1243.2% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +50.1% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +126.2% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +28.9% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | -38.5% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +114.2% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | -51.1% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +109.9% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 83.4% | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | +10.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 92.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 92.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.2%, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1243.2% | 1.5% | 20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 1.5% | 63.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 41.6% | 96.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 67.3% | 92.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 12 Costa Rica 97.9% compare
- 13 Serbia 96.6% compare
- 14 Marshall Islands 92.2% compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 92.0% compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.5% compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 89.4% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Egypt was 92.1% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2003.
- How does Egypt rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.