External health expenditure channeled through government in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: External health expenditure channeled through government was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure channeled through government in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Sierra Leone peaked at 63.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
That places Sierra Leone 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -73.4% |
| 2002 | 41.9% | +703.3% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -42.4% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | +86.4% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | -22.3% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -52.0% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -78.1% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +311.3% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | +99.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.0%. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +703.3% | 5.2% | 41.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 5.2% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 0.0% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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- 129 Iceland 0.0%
- 129 Ireland 0.0%
- 129 Japan 0.0%
- 129 Korea 0.0%
- 129 Kuwait 0.0%
- 129 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 129 Netherlands 0.0%
- 129 Norway 0.0%
- 129 Oman 0.0%
- 129 Qatar 0.0%
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- 129 United States of America 0.0%
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Sierra Leone was 0.0% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Sierra Leone ranks 129th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.