External health expenditure channeled through government in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: External health expenditure channeled through government was 92.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
External health expenditure channeled through government in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka is 92.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.1% | — |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -5.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 92.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 92.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 45.5%, 2.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 92.4% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 86.7% | 97.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 13 Serbia 96.6% compare
- 14 Marshall Islands 92.2% compare
- 15 Egypt 92.1% compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.5% compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 89.4% compare
- 19 Suriname 88.4% compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Sri Lanka was 92.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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