External health expenditure channeled through government in Nepal
Nepal: External health expenditure channeled through government was 8.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Nepal, 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
In 2023, external health expenditure channeled through government in Nepal stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.9% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Nepal peaked at 61.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2023.
That places Nepal 120th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.3% | — |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | +50.6% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 49.8% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -29.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +328.2% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -53.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -64.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 8.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 18% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 8.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 45.5%, 19% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Nepal 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 | +328.2% | 12.2% | 52.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 33.2% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 9.1% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 8.5% | 52.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More health data for Nepal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Nepal?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Nepal was 8.5% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2023.
- How does Nepal rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Nepal ranks 120th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.