External health expenditure channeled through government in Eritrea
Eritrea: External health expenditure channeled through government was 68.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure channeled through government in Eritrea, 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
Eritrea recorded 68.0% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Eritrea peaked at 89.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 43rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | — |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +1140.3% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | +48.8% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +75.5% |
| 2008 | 69.6% | +70.0% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 73.1% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +21.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 68.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.0%, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 68.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1140.3% | 1.3% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 0.0% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 58.9% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 56.1% | 71.8% | 4 |
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More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Eritrea?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Eritrea was 68.0% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Eritrea ranks 43rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.