External health expenditure channeled through government in India
India: External health expenditure channeled through government was 85.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in India, 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
The most recent figure for external health expenditure channeled through government in India is 85.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 45.5% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in India peaked at 85.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2017.
India ranks 24th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in India, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.5% | — |
| 2001 | 84.2% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | -20.1% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +45.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 85.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 85.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 45.5%, 1.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +45.5% | 58.4% | 85.0% |
| 2020 | +36.1% | 45.3% | 61.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6% | 77.5% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 35.8% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 58.4% | 85.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in India?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in India was 85.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2017.
- How does India rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- India ranks 24th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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