External health expenditure channeled through government in Namibia
Namibia: External health expenditure channeled through government was 46.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Namibia, 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
Namibia recorded 46.7% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Namibia peaked at 72.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2020.
Namibia ranks 67th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | -60.0% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | +133.8% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -34.7% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +57.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +27.4% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -60.9% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +181.8% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -94.9% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +1460.6% |
| 2022 | 47.5% | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | -1.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 46.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 46.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1460.6% | 3.7% | 57.3% |
| 2018 | +181.8% | 23.7% | 66.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 20.0% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 19.5% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 3.7% | 57.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Namibia was 46.7% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- How does Namibia rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Namibia ranks 67th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.