External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Angola
Angola: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 7.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Angola, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Angola is 7.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.8% on the previous year and up 179.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Angola peaked at 7.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Angola ranks 68th of 194 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 (EXT) as percentage of current health in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +178.5% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +85.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +57.5% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +92.8% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -53.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +53.8% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +23.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +55.8% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 7.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 7.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.5%, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.6% | 7.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More health data for Angola
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 740.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31,754 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.01 % 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 (ext) as percentage of current health in Angola?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Angola was 7.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Angola ranks 68th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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