External health expenditure channeled through government in Niger
Niger: External health expenditure channeled through government was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 99.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Niger peaked at 99.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2000.
Niger ranks 9th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.6% | — |
| 2001 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 52.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 61.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +52.7% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 99.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.0%, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Niger's 99.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +52.7% | 57.4% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | -34.1% | 87.2% | 57.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.1% | 46.6% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 55.9% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 89.1% | 99.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 7 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 8 Kiribati 99.9% compare
- 10 Argentina 99.4% compare
- 11 Micronesia, Federated States of 98.0% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 97.9% compare
More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Niger?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Niger was 99.8% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Niger ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.