External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in Venezuela
Venezuela: External health expenditure channeled through government (%) was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.7%
Change on year
down 95.5%
World rank
127th
of 164 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 2022
All-time low
0.7%
in 2023
Years of data
6
2018–2023
External health expenditure channeled through government in Venezuela, 2018–2023
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 Venezuela stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 95.5% on the previous year and down 89.0% over ten years.
Venezuela ranks 127th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -64.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -48.9% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +175.3% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +397.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -95.5% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.3% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 0.7% | 16.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 124 Mongolia 3.2%
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 2.4% compare
- 126 Cuba 2.1% compare
- 128 South Sudan 0.0% compare
- 129 Afghanistan 0.0% compare
- 129 Albania 0.0% compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 129 Australia 0.0%
- 129 Austria 0.0%
- 129 Bahamas 0.0%
- 129 Bahrain 0.0%
- 129 Brunei 0.0%
- 129 Canada 0.0%
- 129 Chile 0.0%
- 129 Denmark 0.0%
- 129 Fiji 0.0% compare
- 129 Hungary 0.0%
- 129 Iceland 0.0%
- 129 Ireland 0.0%
- 129 Japan 0.0%
- 129 South 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%
- 129 Romania 0.0%
- 129 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 129 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 0.0% compare
- 129 Singapore 0.0%
- 129 South Africa 0.0% compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 129 Switzerland 0.0%
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 129 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 129 United Kingdom 0.0%
- 129 United States 0.0%
- 129 Uruguay 0.0% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Venezuela?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Venezuela was 0.7% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Venezuela rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Venezuela ranks 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.