External health expenditure channeled through government in Palestine
Palestine: External health expenditure channeled through government was 57.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Palestine, 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
Palestine recorded 57.9% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Palestine peaked at 70.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2001.
Palestine ranks 54th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7% | — |
| 2001 | 29.9% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | +41.5% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 50.8% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +38.6% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | -34.5% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +25.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 57.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 57.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.2%, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 29.9% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 46.1% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 40.4% | 57.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Palestine?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Palestine was 57.9% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2001.
- How does Palestine rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Palestine ranks 54th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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