External health expenditure channeled through government in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: 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, Bolivarian Republic of, 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, Bolivarian Republic of 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, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 127th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, 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, Bolivarian Republic of compared with similar countries
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's 0.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of'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 |
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- 129 Australia 0.0%
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- 129 Bahamas 0.0%
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- 129 Brunei Darussalam 0.0%
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- 129 Chile 0.0%
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- 129 Hungary 0.0%
- 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 Switzerland 0.0%
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- 129 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
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More health data for Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,244 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 888 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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.